{"nhtsa_id":10135366,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-05-07","date":"2014-10-31","document_id":"PIP5241","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about improper engine block cleaning during engine block service could lead to lines in the block deck surface that may be mistaken for cracks. Technician using improper block deck cleaning methods may see lines in the block deck surface. These lines are the result of using abrasive pad bristle devices to clean the gasket surface of the engine components. Technician should use the latest version of bulletin 00-06-01-012 for complete details on the use of these devices.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10135366-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10135366-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10135366","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BUICK","model":"ENCORE","year_from":2013,"year_to":2015,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_buick_encore","2014_buick_encore","2015_buick_encore"]},{"make":"CADILLAC","model":"ELR","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_cadillac_elr"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"AVEO","year_from":2004,"year_to":2006,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2004_chevrolet_aveo","2005_chevrolet_aveo","2006_chevrolet_aveo"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"AVEO","year_from":2009,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2009_chevrolet_aveo","2010_chevrolet_aveo","2011_chevrolet_aveo","2012_chevrolet_aveo"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"CRUZE","year_from":2011,"year_to":2015,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_chevrolet_cruze","2012_chevrolet_cruze","2013_chevrolet_cruze","2014_chevrolet_cruze","2015_chevrolet_cruze"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"SONIC","year_from":2012,"year_to":2015,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_chevrolet_sonic","2013_chevrolet_sonic","2014_chevrolet_sonic","2015_chevrolet_sonic"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"TRAX","year_from":2013,"year_to":2015,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_chevrolet_trax","2014_chevrolet_trax","2015_chevrolet_trax"]},{"make":"PONTIAC","model":"G3","year_from":2009,"year_to":2010,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2009_pontiac_g3","2010_pontiac_g3"]},{"make":"PONTIAC","model":"WAVE","year_from":2005,"year_to":2007,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2005_pontiac_wave","2006_pontiac_wave","2007_pontiac_wave"]},{"make":"PONTIAC","model":"WAVE","year_from":2009,"year_to":2009,"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":[]}