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Service bulletins for the 2018 Chevrolet Express

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.

1000 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PIP5163D2018-09-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, An out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure.
PIP5370D2018-09-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that some vehicle may have an “Exhaust Fluid Quality Poor” on the Driver Information Center or a diesel exhaust fluid warning lamp on or other exhaust fluid quality related concerns. Technician will inspect the diesel exhaust fluid for contamination. Technician should use Service Information for Contaminants in Diesel Exhaust Fluid Diagnosis and use special tool J26568 or EN50422 Diesel Exhaust Fluid Refractometer for fluid testing.
PIP4681E2018-08-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a random bump, chuggle, or fishbite sensation when crowding the throttle slightly with the Torque Converter Clutch on while cruising at 35-60 miles per hour. Technician should follow all published Service Information diagnostics if the concern is repaired compare to a like vehicle with the same options.
PIT5623A2018-08-20. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. This Preliminary information communicates if an intermittent c0050 Sym0f occurs on a van with dual rear wheels. Engineering is currently investigating concern and no repairs are to be made at this time.
PIP5428D2018-08-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the ECM part numbers 55501366, 55502052 and 55485591 will be placed on a parts restriction through the General Motors Technical Assistance Center. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
PIC6095C2018-08-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to tell the difference between the integrated center stack, the radio, the human machine interface, and the vehicle communication interface module. There are pictures of all the individual modules for identification purposes.
PIC5260B2018-08-20. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician the steps on diagnosing the concern. Customer's sunroof operation intermittent, bind, noise, auto-reverse, and/or water leaks.
181892018-08-20. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION. 18189 - Customer Satisfaction Program. Certain 2018 model year Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles, may have a condition in which the chassis harness is misrouted between the body and the frame. Systems such as the side blind zone alert or park assist system may become inoperable if the wires were to become damaged. If this damage were to occur, the driver would be notified via a Driver Information Center (DIC) message stating ?Service Side Detection? or ?Service Park Assist?. Reroute the chassis harness to inside of the frame.
PIT56232018-08-06. Service bulletin. WHEELS; TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. This Preliminary information communicates if an intermittent c0050 Sym0f occurs on a van with dual rear wheels. Engineering is currently investigating concern and no repairs are to be made at this time.
PIT5099C2018-08-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and vent temperature.
PIP5508B2018-08-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Product Quality Center has ended the part restriction for the T87A Transmission Control Module.
PIC5953D2018-08-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have an issue when using Bluetooth voice recognition with an iPhone. Technician should work with the customer to insure the phone contacts to not have any Emojis loaded to any contact.
PIP5373B2018-08-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with steps on how to program an Engine Control Module when getting a Service Programming System error code E4491 or E4423. In some cases Techline Customer Support Center may need to be contacted to resolve the issue.
PIT5399A2018-06-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about connectivity concerns when connecting an Apple device via USB cord. Technician should insure the customer is using an original equipment manufacturer Apple USB cable.
99-08-51-001D2018-06-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. Thins informational bulletin provides information on Paint-less Dent Repair Process.
17-NA-2532018-06-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides information for specification with the engine oil for the Duramax 6.6L engine.
17-NA-2222018-06-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the turbocharger for vehicles with a condition of Turbocharger Whine Noise due to the blades on the turbo being bent.
17-NA-2192018-06-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. This technical bulletin provides to the technician a possible issue with the NOx sensor wiring harness and what to do if corrosion is found.
17-NA-2132018-06-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. This informational bulletin provides information for the service parts identification (SPID) label replacement.
17-NA-1942018-06-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This informational bulletin advises the technician to test the induction system for leaks for any of the codes listed.
17-NA-1142018-06-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to Tighten the Charge Air Cooler Duct Clamp to correct a condition of an oil leak originating from either the inlet or outlet duct of the turbocharger due to the charge air cooler pipe clamp not being tightened properly.
PI1149A2018-06-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This preliminary information bulletin provides a procedure on how to check for the customer concern of a blank radio with/without audio, by checking the the wiring harness, ECU and reprograming the HMI software update, if the wiring or ECU are not the cause.
16-NA-3802018-06-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. This Technical bulletin provides a procedure on how to perform a quick test to check if the DPF is the cause of excessive soot from the tailpipe.
13-08-116-001C2018-06-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. 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.
08-08-44-029H2018-06-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information on warranty and policy exchange program for electronic products for U.S. and Canada dealers only.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.