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Service bulletin PIP5549

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 id10129098
Published by NHTSA2018-02-21
Manufacturer's numberPIP5549
Manufacturer's date2018-01-25
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS

NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary information communicates a diagnostic trail to a likely conclusion for lean codes on these vehicles.

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

Engine, Cooling system

Vehicles listed
BUICK ENCLAVE2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
CADILLAC XTS2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
CHEVROLET COLORADO2015, 2016
CHEVROLET EQUINOX2015, 2016, 2017
CHEVROLET IMPALA2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
CHEVROLET TRAVERSE2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
GMC ACADIA2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
GMC CANYON2015, 2016
GMC TERRAIN2015, 2016, 2017

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

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