TSB PIP4138P — Chevrolet and GMC Service bulletin
PIP4138P is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 3 Chevrolet and GMC models, 1999 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on, engine misfire, and/or engine noise. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0300-P0308. If published Service…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years PIP4138P names
| Vehicle | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Suburban | 1999 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 1999 |
| GMC Yukon | 1999 |
Every document filed under PIP4138P
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| PIP4138P | December 23, 2016 | Service bulletin |
What PIP4138P covers
Engine, Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB PIP4138P?
PIP4138P is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Chevrolet and GMC, covering 3 Chevrolet and GMC models across the 1999 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on, engine misfire, and/or engine noise. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0300-P0308. If published Service…
Which vehicles does PIP4138P cover?
NHTSA's file names Chevrolet Suburban (1999); Chevrolet Tahoe (1999); GMC Yukon (1999). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.
Is TSB PIP4138P a recall, and is the repair free?
No. PIP4138P is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of PIP4138P?
Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under PIP4138P, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under PIP4138P. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.