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Service bulletin PI1043

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10113504
Published by NHTSA2017-08-15
Manufacturer's numberPI1043
Manufacturer's date2013-08-28
NHTSA componentLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD

NHTSA's summary

This preliminary information bulletin provides information on opening the hood when the primary latch release cable is inoperative.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Body and frame, Latches and locks, Hood latch

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET EQUINOX2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
GMC TERRAIN2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
PI-1043D2021-04-16. Service bulletin. Information on Opening Hood When Hood Primary Latch Release Cable is Inoperative Some customers or dealer personnel may comment that the inside hood release cable is not functioning and they are unable to open the hood.
PI1043D2018-04-23. Service bulletin. This preliminary informational bulletin adds the 2017 model year to information to correct a customer concern on opening hood when hood primary latch release cable is inoperative.
PI1043B2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This preliminary informational bulletin adds the 2015 model year to information to correct a customer concern on opening hood when hood primary latch release cable is inoperative.
PIT5176A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have an intermittent "Hood Open" message displayed on the Driver Information Center, intermittent theft deterrent alarm or horn activation, and intermittent remote vehicle start event. Technician will need to replace the hood latch assembly if the vehicle is built before 09/06/2012.