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Cadillac XLR 2004–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIC5049A · NHTSA communication 10112507 · issued Oct 22, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2004–2013
model years
15
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that after filling the vehicle, the fuel gauge only reads half tank or a difficult time filling the fuel tank. Technician should inspect the inspect the Evaporative Emissions System vent hose for a kink.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.