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Service bulletin PIP4495E

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 id10123211
Published by NHTSA2017-11-14
Manufacturer's numberPIP4495E
Manufacturer's date2017-10-02
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD

NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a loud tick or rattle noise under the hood at all operating conditions. Technician will need to check the lower and oil pressure to the upper end oil pressure. Technician will need to inspect the oil feed orifice in the cylinder head. Technician will clean out and debris found in the orifice.

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

Vehicles listed
BUICK LACROSSE2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
BUICK REGAL2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
BUICK VERANO2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
CHEVROLET C SERIES2004
CHEVROLET CAPTIVA2010 to 2017
CHEVROLET CAVALIER2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
CHEVROLET COBALT2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
CHEVROLET EQUINOX2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
CHEVROLET HHR2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
CHEVROLET IMPALA2014
CHEVROLET MALIBU2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
GMC TERRAIN2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
OLDSMOBILE ALERO2002, 2003, 2004
PONTIAC G52007, 2008, 2009, 2010
PONTIAC G62006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
PONTIAC GRAND AM2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
PONTIAC PURSUIT2005, 2006
PONTIAC SOLSTICE2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
PONTIAC SUNFIRE2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
SATURN AURA2007, 2008, 2009
SATURN ION2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
SATURN LS2001, 2002
SATURN LS2003
SATURN SKY2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
SATURN VUE2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20151182015-03-18. Structure
14V4890002014-08-08. STRUCTURE
20130712013-03-05. Structure
07V0140002007-01-18. STRUCTURE
04V0020002004-01-06. STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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