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Buick Rainier 2006–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIP4578B · NHTSA communication 10126975 · issued Dec 18, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2006–2018
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This PI was superseded to update model years and add information concerning idle surge, reduced engine power mode, and/or DTCs P0068, P0121, P1516, P2101, P2119, and/or P2176 that may be experienced on high mileage vehicles. Please discard PIP4578.

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.