Service bulletin 19-NA-256
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 | 10246483 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2023-12-09 |
| Manufacturer's number | 19-NA-256 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2023-11-29 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
NHTSA's summary
This service bulletin provides diagnostic aid information/procedures to perform inspections to determine if the engine needs to be replaced as opposed to just internal parts for knocking, rattle, squeak and/or squeal type noises from engine.
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
| CHEVROLET BLAZER | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
|---|---|
| CHEVROLET CAMARO | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| CHEVROLET CAPRICE POLICE PURSUIT | 2012 to 2013 |
| CHEVROLET CAPTIVA SPORT | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| CHEVROLET COLORADO | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| CHEVROLET EQUINOX | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| CHEVROLET IMPALA | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| CHEVROLET MALIBU | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| CHEVROLET TRAVERSE | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| GMC ACADIA | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| GMC CANYON | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| GMC TERRAIN | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| PONTIAC G6 | 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| PONTIAC G8 | 2008, 2009 |
| PONTIAC TORRENT | 2008, 2009 |
| SATURN AURA | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| SATURN OUTLOOK | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| SATURN VUE | 2008, 2009, 2010 |
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