NHTSA ID Number: 10178388
Manufacturer Communication Number: PIP5720A
Summary
This Preliminary information communicates that a possible trans fluid leak found may only be residual fluid that was left during the assembly process with no repairs needed if no dye is detected after cleaning and re-evaluation.
10 Affected Products
Vehicles
| MAKE | MODEL | YEAR |
BUICK | ENCORE | 2020 |
| BUICK | REGAL | 2020 |
| CADILLAC | XT4 | 2020 |
| CADILLAC | XT5 | 2020 |
| CADILLAC | XT6 | 2020 |
| CHEVROLET | BLAZER | 2020 |
| CHEVROLET | EQUINOX | 2020 |
| CHEVROLET | MALIBU | 2020 |
| GMC | ACADIA | 2020 |
| GMC | TERRAIN | 2020 |
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Bulletin No.: PIP5720A Published date: 07/28/2020
Preliminary Information
PIP5720A 2020 GF9 9T45/50/60/65 Transmission Fluid Leak
Models
Brand: Buick
Model: Encore GX VIN M
Model Years: 2020
VIN:
from to
ALL ALL
Engine: ALL
M3F
Transmissions:
Buick Cadillac Cadillac Cadillac Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet GMC GMC
Regal XT4 XT5 XT6
Blazer Equinox Malibu Acadia Terrain
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL
ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL
ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL
M3D M3T M3H MJD M3G M3W M3G M3W M3D M3V
M3D M3H M3U M3E
M3G M3H M3V M3W M3D M3H M3U
Involved Region or Country
Condition
Cause
North America and NA Exports.
Transmission fluid leak on vehicles equipped with a GF9, 9TXX transmission assembly.
The transmission fluid leak may be fluid that remained in the top pockets of the transmission
assembly that was not thoroughly cleaned during assembly that may now be seen underneath the
vehicle.
Correction:
Clean any transmission fluid seen.
Inspect the transmission fluid level and adjust to correct level as needed.
Install the dye into the transmission assembly and road test for a minimum of 15 miles, ensuring
the transmission fluid temperature gets to operating temperature.
Then use the black light to inspect for visual signs of the dye.
If dye is detected, address the leak as needed.
If dye NOT detected, NO further repairs are needed.
Warranty Information
For vehicles repaired under the Powertrain coverage, use the following labor operation. Reference
the Applicable Warranties section of Investigate Vehicle History (IVH) for coverage information.
Labor Operation Description
Labor Time
8480958
Clean residual transmission fluid. Add dye and road test a minimum of 15 miles to get transmission
fluid temperature to operating temperature. Use black light to inspect for dye.
0.8 Hrs.
Version History
Version 2
04/01/2020 – Created on.
Modified
07/28/2020 – Updated to remove trans build date.
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Manufacturer Communications
Bulletin No.: PIP5720A
Published date: 07/28/2020
MC-10178388-9999.pdf 118.514KB
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