{"nhtsa_id":10090463,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-02-03","date":"2014-10-10","document_id":"14659","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY","mfr_system":null,"summary":"14659 - SERVICE UPDATE. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO PERFORM A QUALITY AUDIT ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L ENGINE (LKW). SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY BREAK OR CHIP TEETH ON THE FLEX PLATE RING GEAR, LEADING TO A GRINDING NOISE DURING STARTER MOTOR ENGAGEMENT, OR A NO START CONDITION. THE QUALITY AUDIT MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE VEHICLE DELIVERY (AND IN ADDITION TO NORMAL PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION ACTIVITIES) TO IDENTIFY VEHICLES WITH THE CONDITION. IF THE CONDITION IS FOUND, DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLEX PLATE.","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10090463","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null},{"id":"automatic-transmission","name":"Automatic transmission","parent":"powertrain"},{"id":"starter","name":"Starter","parent":"electrical"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"IMPALA","year_from":2015,"year_to":2015,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2015_chevrolet_impala"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"MALIBU","year_from":2015,"year_to":2015,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2015_chevrolet_malibu"]}],"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":[]}