Service bulletin PIP5081L
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 | 10154282 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2019-03-11 |
| Manufacturer's number | PIP5081L |
| Manufacturer's date | 2019-02-08 |
| NHTSA component | POWER TRAIN |
NHTSA's summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have whistle, scrape or whine type noise while driving that may be more noticeable during regenerative braking. Technician may find this noise emanating from the left side of the drive unit. The tech may also state that the vehicle has a current or history diagnostic trouble code P0A46. The noise may be caused by the drive motor rotor bearing cage separated. Technician should replace the bearing with the new updated part number.
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
P0A46
| CADILLAC ELR | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
|---|---|
| CHEVROLET VOLT | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| OPEL AMPERA | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 2018320 | 2018-06-14. Powertrain |
|---|
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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