GM bulletin N242452131-02
What it saysGeneral Motors has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emission Recall involving certain 2023-2024 model year Chevrolet Colorado / Silverado 1500 and GMC Canyon / Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 2.7L engine (RPO L3B). NHTSA’s full summary ↓
GM filed this with NHTSA as an emissions communication dated Sep 11, 2026, received Sep 15, 2026, about the fuel/propulsion system. It names 8 model years across Chevrolet and GMC (2023–2024). An emissions communication is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationPicked out of NHTSA’s summary below, word for word. The document itself is the record, and the dealer checks the VIN.
What it applies to, as NHTSA’s summary states it — build dates and equipment as the manufacturer filed them. The dealer checks the VIN and the build date on the door jamb; a vehicle outside the window is not covered by this bulletin.
Emission Recall. General Motors has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emission Recall involving certain 2023-2024 model year Chevrolet Colorado / Silverado 1500 and GMC Canyon / Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 2.7L engine (RPO L3B). The Engine Control Module (ECM) may not sufficiently control fuel injector flow rate under certain driving conditions. Dealers are to reprogram the ECM.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N242452131-02 | Emissions | Sep 11, 2026 | 11037312 | PDF, 441 KB |
What the document itself lists
The manufacturer titles it “UPDATE: N242452131-02”.
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 9107411 | Engine Control Module Reprogramming with SPS | 0.3 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (8 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.
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 themChevrolet 4 model years
GMC 4 model years
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 8 model years this bulletin names have filed 2,169 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 127 of them name 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.
Leaking Diesel fuel, Leaking oil from the rear of the transfer case, making a claunking noise at the rear suspension, My safety is at risk for a possible fire and a crash from the Leaking oil. The vehicle was diagnosed with this problems on at Caguas Chevrolet & GMC, also called United Collection Auto.
2023 GMC Sierra · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Jan 22, 2024 · ODI 11566879
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 fuel/propulsion system
Source: same model, same component group47 other manufacturer communications filed against these GM models under the same component group (fuel/propulsion system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Chevrolet list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| N262558690-02 | Service campaign | Sep 23, 2026 | General Motors has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emission Recall. Certain vehicles may have a condition which can cause the fuel pump power… |
| N262558690 | Service campaign | Sep 16, 2026 | General Motors has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emission Recall. Certain vehicles may have a condition which can cause the fuel pump power… |
| N262558690-01 | Service campaign | Sep 1, 2026 | Emission Recall. General Motors has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emission Recall. Certain vehicles listed above may have a condition whic… |
| N242452130-01 | Service campaign | Aug 4, 2026 | Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the Engine Control Module (ECM) does not sufficiently control fuel injector flow rate under c… |
| N252526150 | Service campaign | Nov 4, 2025 | Service Update. Certain vehicles listed above may have a condition which can cause the fuel pump power control module to fail. If this wer… |
| PIE0836 | Service bulletin | May 9, 2025 | This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from technicians to perform the check list provided and contact the engine… |
| 24-NA-139 | Service bulletin | Apr 12, 2025 | This bulletin provides a procedure to replace the FPDCM if found to cause customers concerns of Crank No Start, Stalling, Loss of Power, Fue… |
| 25-NA-066 | Service bulletin | Mar 22, 2025 | This bulletin provides information on checking the inspection/maintenance system status parameters in the ECM and how to have the parameters… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Chevrolet and GMC, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is GM N242452131-02 a recall?
No. A emissions communication 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 N242452131-02 repair free?
A emissions communication is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does N242452131-02 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 8 model years across 2 brands (Chevrolet and GMC): 2024 Chevrolet Colorado, 2023 Chevrolet Colorado, 2024 Chevrolet Silverado, 2023 Chevrolet Silverado, 2024 GMC Canyon, 2023 GMC Canyon and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.