Service bulletins for the 2018 Buick LaCrosse
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.
991 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIT5074N | 2020-12-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. The J-35616-64B is the latest test probe released for checking tension or probing the .64 series terminals. The test probe terminal has been released in the terminal repair kit (J-38125-620H) located in Lear Tray 7 part number 963716-2. There are 5 terminated leads in a package part number is 13505346, which can be ordered through your normal General Motors Customer Care and Aftersales parts channel. |
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| PIC6208E | 2020-12-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This Preliminary information communicates that when a customer or technician attempts to add a new transmitter to a vehicle following the adding transmitters without Service Programming System procedure the procedure will not complete and a message "Remote Learn Pending" will be displayed on the Driver Information Center. In the past to perform the new transmitter procedure only one previously learned transmitter was required but this is no longer the case. Now, two previously learned transmitters are required to be placed into the cup holder and then the new transmitter to be programmed placed in the transmitter pocket. If this new procedure is not followed, the "adding transmitters without Service Programming System" cannot be performed. The technician will be forced to add a transmitter using Service Programming System. |
| PIT3271K | 2020-12-14. Service bulletin. WHEELS; TIRES. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire calibration for tires that have been sized, tested and designed for the vehicle in question and its applications. Technician should not use the information that is provided by the antilock braking system tire size selection. |
| 1308116001F | 2020-12-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. The intent of this technical bulletin is to identify aftermarket ALDL or DLC interface devices as potential sources for causing multiple customer concerns that do not have other diagnostic methods to identify them. |
| 060089026Q | 2020-12-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provides information on Warranty Administration - Customer Concern Not Duplicated (CCND) Labor Operation Numbers. |
| 050604022R | 2020-12-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. This bulletin provides information on the TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline Licensed Brands and the TOP TIER Diesel Fuel Licensed Brands that are recommended for use in all GM vehicles and the TOP TIER FUELS website URL. |
| 20NA213 | 2020-11-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This service bulletin provides information on Improved Oil Filter Gasket Design for Spin-On Oil Filters PF63, PF64 and PF48. |
| 16NA222 | 2020-11-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This bulletin provides information on Engine Concerns that could result from lack of scheduled maintenance, improper service or aftermarket calibrations. |
| PIP5684C | 2020-11-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary information communicates the use of air leak diagnostic test tool CH-52250 in addition to the information found in the service manual. |
| PIP5628C | 2020-11-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary information communicates information that will need to be provided to TAC to aid in diagnosing if a vehicle comes in with misfire and DTC Codes P0300 - P0308 and/or P050D |
| 110089005P | 2020-10-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Warranty Administration bulletin provides information on Dealer Empowerment for Goodwill, Customer Enthusiasm and Policy (U.S. Only). |
| 19NA020 | 2020-10-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This informational bulletin provides information on the new oil filter UPF63R to be used on the HFV6 Engines. |
| 18NA306 | 2020-10-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY. This Warranty Administration bulletin provides information for dealers/Service advisors on when and how to submit a Pre-Repair Authorization (PRA) (US dealers only). |
| 18NA115 | 2020-10-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Bulletin provides inspection/diagnosis/correction information on a cold start misfire and/or rough idle and DTC P0300 that may also be set. |
| N202312030 01 | 2020-10-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Service Update Bulletin (revised service procedure). In vehicles equipped with a 2.5L engine, the Engine Control Module (ECM) may not respond to test tools with the correct Calibration Verification Number (CVN). If not corrected, this could result in a failure of an emissions Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) test or prevent a service technician from confirming that the appropriate program data is in the ECM. Dealers are to perform two ECM reprogramming procedures. |
| N202312030 | 2020-10-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Service Update Bulletin. In vehicles equipped with a 2.5L engine, the Engine Control Module (ECM) may not respond to test tools with the correct Calibration Verification Number (CVN). If not corrected, this could result in a failure of an emissions Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) test or prevent a service technician from confirming that the appropriate program data is in the ECM. Dealers are to perform two ECM reprogramming procedures. |
| 990089019U | 2020-10-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Warranty Administration bulletin provides information on Global Warranty Management (GWM) Warranty Parts Center (WPC) Parts Return Program Information. |
| 20NA159 | 2020-09-28. Service bulletin. TIRES. This Warranty Administration bulletin is for information on General Motors New Vehicle Tire Warranty Program (U.S. Dealers Only). |
| 18NA099 | 2020-09-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This bulletin provides information for use on a Product Assistance Claim (PAC), which is formerly known as a Product Allegation Resolution (PAR) claim. |
| 18NA054 | 2020-09-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This technical bulletin provides a service procedure to correct a customer concern of Momentary Sharp Deceleration During 1-2 Upshift or a Momentary Neutral During 2-4 Upshift, Transmission Stuck in 2nd Gear, MIL Illuminated. |
| PIP5632C | 2020-09-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors Technical Assistance Center may ask for Global Diagnostic System 2 Session Log. Technician will need use Global Diagnostic System 2 to send the session logs to General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance on the vehicle in question. |
| 150089002B | 2020-09-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; STRUCTURE. This bulletin provides information to dealers regarding transportation damage repair claim submission requirements. |
| 18NA163 | 2020-08-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; SERVICE BRAKES; SUSPENSION:FRONT. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to correct the condition of Front End Rattle Noise when Braking Moderate or Hard on Rough Surfaces. |
| 16NA338 | 2020-08-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN. This Bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and for Dealers Required to Contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction submission, vehicle service record retention and proper handling of assembly returns for Canadian Dealers only. |
| PIP5226D | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about finding needle bearings during an oil change. Technician will gain access to the roller rockers to inspect them. Only replace the roller rocker that is missing needle bearings. Be sure to clean the oil drains to retrieve the needle bearings. Each roller rocker has 66 bearings. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.