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Service bulletin 020730001A

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 id628845
Published by NHTSA2002-03-21
Manufacturer's number020730001A
Manufacturer's date2004-11-01
Replaces020730001B
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1870, TRANSMISSION COMPONENT SLIPPING FOR 2000 - 2002 PASSENGER CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT UPDATE TO INCLUDE 2004 MODELS. *TT UPDATED *EH

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Trouble codes named

P1870

Vehicles listed
BUICK BUICK2000 to 2002
CADILLAC CADILLAC2000 to 2002
CHEVROLET CHEVROLET2000 to 2002
GMC GMC2000 to 2002
HUMMER H22003, 2004
OLDSMOBILE OLDSMOBILE2000 to 2002
PONTIAC PONTIAC2000 to 2002

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
03V0750002003-03-06. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
06-00-89-031D2021-09-07. Service bulletin. OEM and Remanufactured Engine and Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Identification
06-00-89-031D2021-04-20. Service bulletin. OEM and Remanufactured Engine and Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Identification
PIP3366C2018-08-20. Service bulletin. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician thatLight Duty Trucks equipped with automatic transmissions and 4 wheel drive may exhibit a condition of grinding/ratcheting type noise when shifting the automatic transmission into park while the transfer case is in 4 wheel drive low (4LO) range. Dealers technician's are advised this condition should be deemed a normal characteristic of 4WD low operation.
01-00-89-010J2018-05-21. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin provides a revision for 01-00-89-010I to add the 2013 model year.
02-07-30-052J2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin provides technicians with information regarding automatic transmission oil cooler flow test essential tool J-45096 TransFlow®.
PIT-47222008-12-18. Service bulletin. GMC: FLUID LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES DUE TO CORROSION. ALL 2000-2006 LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH THE LIGHT DUTY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *PE
0307300072007-03-05. Service bulletin. DELAYED ENGAGEMENT WHEN SHIFTING INTO THESE POSITIONS. PARK INTO REVERSE, NUETRAL INTO DRIVE, NUETRAL INTO REVERSE, AND PARK INTO DRIVE. THIS BULLETIN INCLUDES ALL 2000 - 2007 GM LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *KB
31362007-02-22. Service bulletin. SLIP CONDITION IN 2ND, 3RD, OR 4TH. DAMAGED 2-4 OR 3-4 CLUTCH. *KB UPDATED 10/31/07. *NJ
0507300132005-11-04. Service bulletin. 4L60-E/4L65-E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR START, LACK/LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. *TT
0407300062005-03-10. Service bulletin. 4L65 4L60E 4L60 AND 2004R AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP SPRING FIRST AND SECOND DESIGN IDENTIFICATION. *EH