{"nhtsa_id":10078929,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2016-08-26","date":"2016-05-24","document_id":"PIP-4186+B","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT; ENGINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN HOW TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR VEHICLE THAT HAVE AN ENGINE OIL LEAK ON THE SIDE OF THE OIL PAN. DURING INSPECTION YOU MAY FIND THAT THE OIL LEAK APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT SECURE THE SIDE OF THE OIL PAN TO THE CRANKSHAFT MAIN BEARING CAPS INSIDE THE PAN. WHEN INSTALLING THIS NEW BOLT APPLY GENERAL MOTORS PIPE SEALANT TO THE THREADS OF THE BOLT. ALSO, VERIFY THAT THE MACHINED SURFACE AROUND THE BOLT HOLE IN THE OIL PAN IS CLEAN AND THAT THERE ARE NO IMPERFECTIONS.","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10078929","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BUICK","model":"TERRAZA","year_from":2006,"year_to":2007,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2006_buick_terraza","2007_buick_terraza"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"IMPALA","year_from":2006,"year_to":2008,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2006_chevrolet_impala","2007_chevrolet_impala","2008_chevrolet_impala"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"MALIBU","year_from":2006,"year_to":2008,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2006_chevrolet_malibu","2007_chevrolet_malibu","2008_chevrolet_malibu"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"MONTE CARLO","year_from":2006,"year_to":2007,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2006_chevrolet_monte-carlo","2007_chevrolet_monte-carlo"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"MONTE CARLO","year_from":2008,"year_to":2008,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"UPLANDER","year_from":2006,"year_to":2008,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2006_chevrolet_uplander","2007_chevrolet_uplander","2008_chevrolet_uplander"]},{"make":"PONTIAC","model":"G6","year_from":2006,"year_to":2008,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2006_pontiac_g6","2007_pontiac_g6","2008_pontiac_g6"]},{"make":"PONTIAC","model":"MONTANA","year_from":2006,"year_to":2008,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"SATURN","model":"AURA","year_from":2007,"year_to":2008,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_saturn_aura","2008_saturn_aura"]},{"make":"SATURN","model":"RELAY","year_from":2006,"year_to":2007,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2006_saturn_relay","2007_saturn_relay"]},{"make":"SATURN","model":"RELAY","year_from":2008,"year_to":2008,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}