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Service bulletin 21-NA-268

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 id11004762
Published by NHTSA2024-07-16
Manufacturer's number21-NA-268
Manufacturer's date2024-06-29
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

This service bulletin provides diagnostic/repair information to correct customer concerns of a Crank No Start or Extended Crank, Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated or Possible Increased Brake Pedal Effort.

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

Brakes, Engine

Vehicles listed
BUICK ENCORE2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
CHEVROLET CRUZE2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
CHEVROLET EQUINOX2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
CHEVROLET MALIBU2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
CHEVROLET SPARK2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
CHEVROLET TRAX2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
GMC TERRAIN2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19V7040002019-10-03. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
20194492019-09-06. Engine
19V6420002019-09-06. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
20184612018-08-30. Brakes
18V5760002018-08-30. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
20161992016-05-05. Brakes

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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