Buick Encore 2011–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIP5495L · NHTSA communication 10172313 · issued Feb 7, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2011–2020
model years
31
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. The technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0299 or P0234 set. The technician is provided with a list of causes of misdiagnosis leading to returned Turbochargers with no trouble found. The purpose of this information is to reduce the number of no trouble found (NTF) turbochargers being returned to the WPC by informing the Service Department personnel of what inspections and/or diagnosis to perform, prior to replacing and returning a turbocharger
Vehicles covered
- 2013 Buick Encore
- 2014 Buick Encore
- 2015 Buick Encore
- 2016 Buick Encore
- 2017 Buick Encore
- 2018 Buick Encore
- 2019 Buick Encore
- 2020 Buick Encore
- 2011 Chevrolet Cruze
- 2012 Chevrolet Cruze
- 2013 Chevrolet Cruze
- 2014 Chevrolet Cruze
- 2015 Chevrolet Cruze
- 2016 Chevrolet Cruze
- 2012 Chevrolet Sonic
- 2013 Chevrolet Sonic
- 2014 Chevrolet Sonic
- 2015 Chevrolet Sonic
- 2016 Chevrolet Sonic
- 2017 Chevrolet Sonic
- 2018 Chevrolet Sonic
- 2019 Chevrolet Sonic
- 2020 Chevrolet Sonic
- 2013 Chevrolet Trax
- 2014 Chevrolet Trax
- 2015 Chevrolet Trax
- 2016 Chevrolet Trax
- 2017 Chevrolet Trax
- 2018 Chevrolet Trax
- 2019 Chevrolet Trax
- 2020 Chevrolet Trax
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.