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Service bulletins for the 2012 GMC Acadia

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.

1586 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Only bulletins with component: Cooling system are shown. Show all

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PIP5684B2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; 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.
PIP5257B2018-08-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair vehicles that may have oil mixed in with the engine coolant. Technician will need to inspect the oil cooler if equipped for possible leaking into the cooling system through the radiator. If no issue found replace the engine as well as all rubber coolant hoses.
PIP55492018-02-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. This Preliminary information communicates a diagnostic trail to a likely conclusion for lean codes on these vehicles.
PIP4959C2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician with information about vehicles that misfires or roughness on cold start up. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Code P0300 set. Technician will need to add coolant dye to the system and run the engine through warm up to circulate the dye. Pressurize the cooling system after a cold soak and inspect the cylinder with a bore scope for coolant dye. If coolant is found in the cylinder technician will need to contact General Motors Product Quality Center for engine replacement.
PIP5095B2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon and may also have an oil or coolant leak. Technician may find coolant or oil in a spark plug tube. If the Spark Plug Tube is leaking and it is determined that the oil or coolant is not coming from a leak above the spark plug then replace the cylinder Head, spark plug and coil.
PB-130792013-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. BUICK/CHEVROLET/GMC/SATURN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SOME VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING LOW LOW ENGINE COOLANT LEVEL, CAUSING LEAKAGE FROM WATER PUMP SHAFT SEAL AND NEED TO BE CHECKED. MODELS 2009-2013 ENCLAVE, TRAVERSE, ACADIA, 2009-2010 OUTLOOK. *PE

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