{"nhtsa_id":10168986,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-12-09","date":"2019-11-27","document_id":"PIC6376","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER","mfr_system":null,"summary":"This Preliminary information communicates that a dealer may receive a replacement AC evaporator with TXV tubes that are bent. The dealer is instructed on how to inspect for bent tubes. The dealer is advised if the evaporator TXV tubes are bent that they should not attempt to adjust the tubes but instead should replace the evaporator again.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10168986-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10168986-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10168986","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"hvac","name":"Heating and air conditioning","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"IMPALA","year_from":2016,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_chevrolet_impala","2017_chevrolet_impala","2018_chevrolet_impala","2019_chevrolet_impala","2020_chevrolet_impala"]}],"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":[]}