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Buick Encore 2016–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18NA171 · NHTSA communication 10194083 · issued Apr 13, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2016–2019
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

This service bulletin provides a procedure to repair the mechanical components and then reprogram the throttle body to prevent the conditions of a rough running engine, MIL Illuminated.

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.