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Service bulletin PI1447

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 id10135406
Published by NHTSA2018-05-07
Manufacturer's numberPI1447
Manufacturer's date2015-03-23
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

This preliminary informational bulletin provides diagnostic tips for a customer concern of Malfunction Indication Lamp (MIL) illuminated, and a technician may find DTC P0741 set: Torque Converter Clutch Stuck Off

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

Transmission and driveline

Trouble codes named

P0741

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET COLORADO2015
GMC CANYON2015

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

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