Chevrolet Equinox 2013–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIT5205B · NHTSA communication 10160697 · issued Apr 29, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2013–2017
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a blower speed knob only goes to 8 with less than expected high blower speed air flow. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. Dealer should advise the customer to turn the ECO button Off and On at different blower speed settings 6 through 8 and note the change in the audible sound and air flow. This is a new enhancement to improve fuel economy when the ECO button is turned on.
Vehicles covered
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.