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GM bulletin 04-06-04-051H

What it saysThis service bulletin provides information for maintenance cleaning of the fuel injectors and gasoline detergent additive. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

GM filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 1, 2023, received Aug 28, 2023, about the engine. It names 401 model years across Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac (2016–2024). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.

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What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

This service bulletin provides information for maintenance cleaning of the fuel injectors and gasoline detergent additive.

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Aug 1, 2023 Received by NHTSA Aug 28, 2023 Components Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
04-06-04-051HService bulletinAug 1, 202310241417PDF, 485 KB

What the document itself lists

The manufacturer titles it “Maintenance Cleaning of Fuel Injectors and Information Regarding Gasoline Detergent”.

Parts the bulletin names

Part numberDescriptionQtyFind it
88865595——
88865596Why they need additive—eBay Motors →
88865598N/A CLEANER, FUEL—eBay Motors →
88865599——

Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (2 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches GM’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.

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The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

Chevrolet 219 model years

and 109 more on this site: 2022 Chevrolet Equinox, 2021 Chevrolet Equinox, 2020 Chevrolet Equinox, 2019 Chevrolet Equinox, 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, 2017 Chevrolet Equinox, 2016 Chevrolet Equinox, 2023 Chevrolet Express, 2022 Chevrolet Express, 2021 Chevrolet Express, 2020 Chevrolet Express, 2019 Chevrolet Express, 2018 Chevrolet Express, 2017 Chevrolet Express, 2016 Chevrolet Express, 2020 Chevrolet Impala, 2019 Chevrolet Impala, 2018 Chevrolet Impala, 2017 Chevrolet Impala, 2016 Chevrolet Impala, 2024 Chevrolet Malibu, 2023 Chevrolet Malibu, 2022 Chevrolet Malibu, 2021 Chevrolet Malibu, 2020 Chevrolet Malibu, 2019 Chevrolet Malibu, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2017 Chevrolet Malibu, 2016 Chevrolet Malibu, 2017 Chevrolet SS, 2016 Chevrolet SS, 2024 Chevrolet Silverado, 2023 Chevrolet Silverado, 2022 Chevrolet Silverado, 2021 Chevrolet Silverado, 2020 Chevrolet Silverado, 2019 Chevrolet Silverado, 2018 Chevrolet Silverado, 2017 Chevrolet Silverado, 2016 Chevrolet Silverado, 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD, 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD, 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD, 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD, 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD, 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD, 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD, 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD, 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD, 2020 Chevrolet Sonic, 2019 Chevrolet Sonic, 2018 Chevrolet Sonic, 2017 Chevrolet Sonic, 2016 Chevrolet Sonic, 2022 Chevrolet Spark, 2021 Chevrolet Spark, 2020 Chevrolet Spark, 2019 Chevrolet Spark, 2018 Chevrolet Spark, 2017 Chevrolet Spark, 2016 Chevrolet Spark, 2024 Chevrolet Suburban, 2023 Chevrolet Suburban, 2022 Chevrolet Suburban, 2021 Chevrolet Suburban, 2020 Chevrolet Suburban, 2019 Chevrolet Suburban, 2018 Chevrolet Suburban, 2017 Chevrolet Suburban, 2016 Chevrolet Suburban, 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2024 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 2024 Chevrolet Traverse, 2023 Chevrolet Traverse, 2022 Chevrolet Traverse, 2021 Chevrolet Traverse, 2020 Chevrolet Traverse, 2019 Chevrolet Traverse, 2018 Chevrolet Traverse, 2017 Chevrolet Traverse, 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, 2024 Chevrolet Trax, 2022 Chevrolet Trax, 2021 Chevrolet Trax, 2020 Chevrolet Trax, 2019 Chevrolet Trax, 2018 Chevrolet Trax, 2017 Chevrolet Trax, 2016 Chevrolet Trax.

Also filed against model years this site has no page for: 2024 Chevrolet 3500HD; 2016 Chevrolet 4500; 2017 Chevrolet 4500; 2018 Chevrolet 4500; 2019 Chevrolet 4500; 2020 Chevrolet 4500; 2022 Chevrolet 4500; 2017 Chevrolet 4500HD; 2018 Chevrolet 4500HD; 2019 Chevrolet 4500HD; 2020 Chevrolet 4500HD; 2021 Chevrolet 4500HD; 2022 Chevrolet 4500HD; 2023 Chevrolet 4500HD; 2017 Chevrolet 4500XD; 2018 Chevrolet 4500XD; 2019 Chevrolet 4500XD; 2020 Chevrolet 4500XD; 2021 Chevrolet 4500XD; 2022 Chevrolet 4500XD; 2017 Chevrolet 5500HD; 2018 Chevrolet 5500HD; 2019 Chevrolet 5500HD; 2020 Chevrolet 5500HD; 2021 Chevrolet 5500HD; 2022 Chevrolet 5500HD; 2023 Chevrolet 5500HD; 2018 Chevrolet 5500XD; 2019 Chevrolet 5500XD; 2020 Chevrolet 5500XD; 2021 Chevrolet 5500XD; 2022 Chevrolet 5500XD; 2019 Chevrolet 6500; 2019 Chevrolet 6500HD; 2020 Chevrolet 6500HD; 2021 Chevrolet 6500HD; 2022 Chevrolet 6500HD; 2023 Chevrolet 6500HD; 2018 Chevrolet C3500; 2016 Chevrolet Caprice; 2017 Chevrolet Caprice; 2018 Chevrolet Caprice; 2016 Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit; 2017 Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit; 2016 Chevrolet Captiva; 2017 Chevrolet Captiva; 2018 Chevrolet Captiva; 2019 Chevrolet Duplicate Silverado 5500; 2018 Chevrolet G4500; 2016 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 3500; 2017 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 3500; 2018 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 3500; 2019 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 3500; 2016 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 4500; 2017 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 4500; 2016 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 5500; 2017 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 5500; 2018 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 6500; 2016 Chevrolet N300; 2018 Chevrolet N300 and 10 more.

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 323 model years this bulletin names have filed 38,953 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 13,734 of them name Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.

On the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu, the 172 owners who gave an odometer reading for Engine reported it at a median of 53,000 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.

Car has what is called the "chevy shake" which effects almost all models from 2015-2017. Car shakes violently at times. Paid for repairs. This should be a recall as it is with other Escalade models and GM models of the same chassis..car has extreme rumble at times and is difficult to steer. While in motion at speeds of 45-70 this happens

2016 Cadillac Escalade · Engine · filed with NHTSA Jun 20, 2019

Fuel pump control module has failed twice. First time vehicle was stranded in middle of 6 lane highway. Second time was not as serious location. This part fails without any notice and vehicle can not be put in netural to be pushed or towed without a lot of difficulty. Service manager told me they change up to 15 of these modules a month.

2021 Cadillac XT5 · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Jan 16, 2025

while driving down a mountain in monterey tenessee from visiting a friend the car started blowing white smoke and all dash lights flickered before car shut off no brakes or steering while coasting down mountain almost got rear ended by pickup this was around 9pm it was dark i coasted into a gas station after a few attempts to start car .

2020 Chevrolet Malibu · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Apr 20, 2022

A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.

More bulletins about the engine

Source: same model, same component group

400 other manufacturer communications filed against these GM models under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Chevrolet list.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
N262570770-02Service campaignSep 25, 2026Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the thermal break tabs induce stress into the radiator causing a coolant leak. Dealers are to…
N262570770-01Service campaignSep 18, 2026Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the thermal break tabs induce stress into the radiator causing a coolant leak. Dealers are to…
N262570770Service campaignSep 15, 2026Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the thermal break tabs induce stress into the radiator causing a coolant leak. Dealers are to…
N242484750-02Warranty extensionSep 1, 2026Special Coverage. Certain 2022 model year Buick Encore GX and Chevrolet Trailblazer vehicles, equipped with a 1.2L engine, may have a condi…
N242450640-02Warranty extensionSep 1, 2026Special Coverage. Certain 2021 model year Buick Encore GX and Chevrolet Trailblazer vehicles, equipped with a 1.2L engine, may have a condi…
N232407740-03Warranty extensionSep 1, 2026Special Coverage. Certain 2020 model year Buick Encore GX vehicles, equipped with a 1.2L engine, may have a condition that could cause the…
N262572131Service campaignAug 28, 2026Customer Satisfaction Program. Certain vehicles listed above may have a condition in which the oil galley in the cylinder head was not dril…
N262568830Service campaignAug 4, 2026Certain vehicles listed above may have a condition in which the oil filter was not adequately tightened. Dealers are to check and tighten th…

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is GM 04-06-04-051H a recall?

No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.

Is the 04-06-04-051H repair free?

Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.

Which vehicles does 04-06-04-051H cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 401 model years across 4 brands (Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac): 2019 Buick Cascada, 2018 Buick Cascada, 2017 Buick Cascada, 2016 Buick Cascada, 2024 Buick Enclave, 2023 Buick Enclave and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.