Service bulletins for the 2012 Chevrolet Impala
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.
1471 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PI1384A | 2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO TEST THE COOLING FAN CIRCUIT FOR RESISTANCE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE FAN MOTORS FROM LOSING PERFORMANCE ON POLICE VEHICLES. |
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| 030604017I | 2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN EXPLAINS THE USE OF DIESEL FUEL ADDITIVES IN AN ENGINE, ARE NOT REQUIRED UNLESS THE CUSTOMER DESIRES ADDITIVES TO PREVENT FUEL CONCERNS DEPENDING ON FUEL OR TEMPERATURE RELATED CONDITIONS. |
| 030603004R | 2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW TO TEST A BATTERY AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO WARRANTY A BATTERY. |
| 000601026I | 2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETINS PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT AFTER SERVERE INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. |
| 000601012F | 2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO GM DEALERS ON THE CORRECT CLEANING METHODS WHEN CLEANING ENGINE GASKET SEALING SURFACES. |
| 16NA249 | 2016-10-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN EXPLAINS A POSSIBLE NORMAL WHINING NOISE FROM THE BALANCE SHAFT CHAIN IF THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT. |
| GCUS-9-1466 | 2016-09-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 14588C - SPECIAL COVERAGE (REVISED LABOR TIME). POLICE PATROL VEHICLES, IDLING THE ENGINE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME CAN PREMATURELY WEAR THE ENGINE-COOLING-FAN MOTOR. IN THIS CONDITION, THE MOTOR MAY FAIL TO OPERATE OR OPERATE NOISILY. THIS CONDITION CAN ALSO DAMAGE MOTOR-CONTROL RELAYS IN THE VEHICLE’S UNDERHOOD BUSSED ELECTRICAL CENTER (UBEC). IF CONDITION OCCURS WITHIN STATED SPECIAL COVERAGE TERMS, DEALERS ARE TO DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE FAN MOTORS PER PI1384 REGARDING THE SEMI-ANNUAL PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE CHECK FOR POLICE VEHICLE COOLING FANS |
| PIP-5385-A | 2016-08-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN. THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON OR REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE ON THE DIVER INFORMATION CENTER. |
| SB-07-06-01-016C | 2016-08-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION INTERNAL ENGINE NOISE OR DAMAGE AFTER OIL FILTER REPLACEMENT |
| SB-06-06-05-001G | 2016-08-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON CHANGES IN EXHAUST TONE FOR ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT ENGINES WHEN IN THREE OR FOUR CYLINDER MODE. |
| PIP5216C | 2016-07-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE. If a vehicle comes into the dealership with a knock noise, seized engine, lower end squeak or squeal or any condition that you suspect a rod or main bearing failure. |
| PIP5062 | 2016-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PI1138 | 2016-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PI1069 | 2016-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PI0974 | 2016-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| SB-PI-0837 | 2016-06-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PI0767A | 2016-06-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PI0767B | 2016-06-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PI1069A | 2016-06-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PIP4957B | 2016-05-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PIP4968F | 2016-05-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PIP2096 | 2016-04-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| SC-14588 | 2015-10-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. CHEVROLET: TSB CONTAINS A NOTIFICATION OF AN OWNER'S LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. WHEN CERTAIN VEHICLES HAVE BEEN IDLING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, ENGINE COOLING FAN MOTOR CAN WEAR OUT PREMATURELY AND MOTOR EITHER FAILS TO OPERATE OR IS NOISY. MODEL 2011-15 CAPRICE, 2012-15 IMPALA. *PE |
| PIP-5216 | 2014-11-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/SATURN/PONTIAC/ GMC: VEHICLE EXPERIENCE LOWER END SQUEAK OR SQUEAL, KNOCKING NOISE OR SEIZED ENGINE POSSIBLY THE MAIN BEARING OR ROD HAD FAILED. *PE |
| PIP-3423-K | 2014-05-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE. GM: SOME DTC CODES MAY BE SET, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0008, OR P0009. 3.6 LY7 WITH CAM ACTUATOR DTC.THE RELUCTOR FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR PRESSED ON THE CRANKSHAFT MAY HAVE MOVED. ALSO INCLUDED BUICK ALLURE MODEL YEAR 2005. *JS |
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