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Service bulletin PIP5284A

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 id10154611
Published by NHTSA2019-03-18
Manufacturer's numberPIP5284A
Manufacturer's date2018-12-19
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer that if DTC P0496 continues to set after performing Strategy Based Diagnostics, the current customers drive cycle as this may contribute to the concern. It provides information on specific drive cycle concerns that may affect the setting of this DTC. It advises the dealer to review the customers current drive cycle and to if necessary to provide suggestions to assist the customer with this concern.

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

Equipment and accessories, Labels and manuals

Trouble codes named

P0496

Vehicles listed
BUICK ENCORE2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
CHEVROLET TRAX2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
16V4220002016-06-10. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
16V2570002016-04-28. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
15V1620002015-03-20. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
20151172015-03-18. Label
20142742014-07-03. Accessories
14V4170002014-07-02. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
20140142014-01-21. Label

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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