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Service bulletins for the 2015 GMC Canyon

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.

1818 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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15-00-89-004A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This informational bulletin provides technicians with updated information to help identify the differences between what is considered a fluid leak, and what is considered seepage.
00-06-01-026F2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This informational bulletin provides information to technicians regarding intake manifold inspection/replacement after severe internal engine damage.
13-00-90-002A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This informational bulletin communicates Information to dealership personnel that vehicles factory filled with dexos1 5W-20 oil are approved to substitute dexos1 0W-20 oil as optional top off and service fill.
PI1171A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This preliminary informational bulletin provides diagnosis and repair information regarding bearing damage or when an engine will not rotate.
PIP5095D2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL 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.
PIP5331D2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information on a rattle, tick, or knock type noise. Any drivability concerns they should be addressed prior to the following diagnostic progression. A sound file or video with sound of the noise needs to be made prior to dis-assembly to help isolate to one area in the engine. There are four different steps to diagnosis the concern. This communication was updated to include the 2017 model year.
PIP5029H2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Malfunction Indicator Lamp on or engine misfire, rough idle, extended crank, or crank no start in some cases. Technician will need to perform published Service Information diagnostics. If technician finds carbon, an upper engine and valve cleaning should be performed. Update added part numbers for the cleaner and model years.
06-06-01-010C2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides information on close coupled converters and there affect on newly installed engines or engines during there break in period.
PIP52262017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 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.
PIP52162017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a knock noise, seized engine, lower end squeak or squeal from the engine. Technician will inspect the oil control solenoids for metal debris. Also inspect for damage to the cam caps Journals and camshaft journals on the heads. The check the timing chain idler sprockets for stiffness when turning. If any of these instances would be a cause to replace the engine instead of repair.
PIP5163A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 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.
PIP4670D2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about a no start or another concern after swapping an Engine Control Module or other modules from one vehicle to another. The Global Architecture electrical system associated with these vehicles does not allow controller swaps between vehicles.
16-NA-2222017-05-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES THE TECHNICIAN WITH WHAT MAY HAPPEN TO AN ENGINE DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE.
PIT5363C2017-05-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A CLICK OR TICK NOISE HEARD INSIDE CAB WITH ENGINE RUNNING. TECHNICIAN MAY FIND THE ENGINE OR HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP TICK NOISE THAT IS VERY LOUD IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. COMPARISON WITH ANOTHER TRUCK HAVING THE SAME POWERTRAIN COULD SHOW THE OTHER TRUCK IS QUIETER. TECHNICIAN WILL INSTALL AN ACOUSTIC SEAL THAT MAY BE MISSING OR DISLODGED.
PIP5282A2017-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THE CALCULATION AND OPERATION OF THE ENGINE OIL LIFE MONITOR. THE MONITOR CALCULATES THE PERCENT OF OIL LIFE REMAINING, BASED ON 3 PATHWAYS. THE FIRST PATHWAY FOR OIL LIFE CALCULATION IS ENGINE REVOLUTIONS. THE SECOND PATHWAY FOR OIL LIFE CALCULATION IS THE MILEAGE FORM THE LAST REST FOR ALL GENERAL MOTORS POWERTRAINS EXCEPT THE VOLT. THE THIRD PATHWAY FOR OIL LIFE CALCULATION IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE OIL IS IN THE ENGINE. THE VOLT USES A 2 YEAR TIMER INSTEAD OF 1 YEAR. IT ALSO USES THE ENGINE REVOLUTION COUNTER. IT DOES NOT USE THE MILEAGE PATHWAY TO COUNT DOWN.
PIP5029G2017-05-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON OR ENGINE MISFIRE, ROUGH IDLE, EXTENDED CRANK, OR CRANK NO START IN SOME CASES. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO PERFORM PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS. IF TECHNICIAN FINDS CARBON, AN UPPER ENGINE AND VALVE CLEANING SHOULD BE PERFORMED.
PIT5364B2017-03-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P151E AND P069E STORED. IF THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT PRIOR TO JANUARY 15 2015 THE TECHNICIAN WILL REPLACE THE JUMPER HARNESS BEHIND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FASCIA. FOR VEHICLES BUILT AFTER THAT DATE, PERFORM PUBLISHED DIAGNOSTICS.
15118A2017-02-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 15118A - SERVICE UPDATE (REVISED PART DESCRIPTION AND QUANTITY REQUIRED, AND SERVICE PROCEDURE). ON SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ENGINE BLOCK HEATER (RPO K05), THE CURRENT ROUTING OF THE CORD MAY PLACE THE CORD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CAUSE MELTING OF THE CORD. DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER CORD FOR DAMAGE, AND REROUTE THE CORD.
151182017-02-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. 15118 - SERVICE UPDATE. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ENGINE BLOCK HEATER (RPO K05), THE CURRENT ROUTING OF THE CORD MAY PLACE THE CORD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CAUSE MELTING OF THE CORD. DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER CORD FOR DAMAGE, AND REROUTE THE CORD.
151842017-01-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. 15184 - SERVICE UPDATE. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE MUFFLER AND TAILPIPE ASSEMBLY ON CERTAIN 2015 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET COLORADO AND GMC CANYON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4-CYLINDER ENGINE (RPO LCV). SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH A MUFFLER AND TAILPIPE ASSEMBLY THAT WAS NOT COATED CORRECTLY. THIS CONDITION COULD AFFECT THE APPEARANCE OF THE TAILPIPE OVER TIME.
150742017-01-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. 15074 - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. CERTAIN 2015 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET COLORADO AND GMC CANYON MODEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L ENGINE (RPO LCV) AND 4WD WERE ASSEMBLED WITH A FUEL-LINE BRACKET ATTACHED TO THE TRANSFER CASE THAT CAN POTENTIALLY PLACE THE VEHICLE’S FUEL LINES OUT OF DESIGN POSITION. THIS CONDITION, IF NOT CORRECTED, COULD LEAD TO LONG-TERM DURABILITY ISSUES SUCH AS REDUCED CORROSION PROTECTION IN THE AREA, FUEL LINE WEAR-THROUGH, AND THE FRACTURE OF THE FUEL-LINE CLIP. DEALERS ARE TO INSTALL NEW FUEL LINE BRACKETS AND CLIPS.
PIP53922016-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF AN OIL LEAK IN THE OIL FILTER AREA.
PIP53892016-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P015A . THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON THE CLUSTER.
PIP5331C2016-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR A POSSIBLE RATTLE, TICK, OR KNOCK TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE.
PIP5189B2016-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF BLACK SMOKE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER SITTING.

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