Service bulletin PI0235E
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10134643 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-04-23 |
| Manufacturer's number | PI0235E |
| Manufacturer's date | 2013-03-04 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE |
NHTSA's summary
This preliminary information bulletin provides a procedure to re-align the exhaust pipe and replace the gasket to eliminate an exhaust leak or vibration/rattle noise heard approximately 900 RPM, fuel smell, white smoke, oily substance on the exhaust downpipe.
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, Exhaust and emissions, Exhaust manifold, pipes and muffler
| CHEVROLET EXPRESS | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
|---|---|
| CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 | 2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 | 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 | 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| GMC SAVANA | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| GMC SIERRA 2500 | 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| GMC SIERRA DENALI | 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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| PI-0235-A | 2011-05-18. Service bulletin. GM: THERE MAY BE A FUEL SMELL WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THERE MAY ALSO BE AN EXHAUST LEAK OR RATTLE NOISE. *RM UPDATED 9/10/12. *PE UPDATED 05/3/2013 *JS UPDATED 1/6/14. *PE UPDATED 2/3/16. *PE |