Chevrolet bulletin PIE0801C
What it saysThis engineering information (EI) is requesting information from technicians to perform the check list provided and contact the engineer listed in regard to the right and/or left tail lamp is inoperative. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Chevrolet filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Nov 6, 2024, received Dec 16, 2024, about the exterior lighting. It names 2 model years (2024–2025). 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 communicationThis engineering information (EI) is requesting information from technicians to perform the check list provided and contact the engineer listed in regard to the right and/or left tail lamp is inoperative.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIE0801C | Service bulletin | Nov 6, 2024 | 11011851 | PDF, 121 KB |
What the document itself lists
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 2086688 | Engineering Information - Right and/or Left Tail Lamp Inoperative | 0.3 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (2 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Chevrolet’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 themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 316 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
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 exterior lighting
Source: same model, same component group11 other manufacturer communications filed against the Chevrolet Traverse under the same component group (exterior lighting), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Chevrolet list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25-NA-073 | Service bulletin | Mar 28, 2025 | This technical bulletin provides Approach Lighting Exterior and Interior Operation information and procedures. |
| 23-NA-086 | Service bulletin | Feb 12, 2025 | This informational bulletin provides information on dark spots in the headlamp pattern when the vehicle is pulled up to a wall or garage. |
| 01-08-42-001Q | Service bulletin | Jan 27, 2025 | This service bulletin provides information on Exterior Lamp Condensation and Water Leak Information and Replacement Guidelines. |
| PIT6308 | Service bulletin | Dec 17, 2024 | This Preliminary information communicates information about if the rear tail lamp is inoperative to cycle the fuse. If the tail lamp is work… |
| PIE0801D | Service bulletin | Dec 5, 2024 | This engineering information (EI) closure ends the need for gathering further information from technicians in regard to the right and/or lef… |
| PIE0801B | Service bulletin | Oct 25, 2024 | This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from technicians to perform the check list provided and contact the engine… |
| PIE0801A | Service bulletin | Oct 10, 2024 | This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from technicians to perform the check list provided and contact the engine… |
| PIE0801 | Service bulletin | Sep 17, 2024 | This engineering information (EI) is requesting information from technicians to perform the check list provided and contact the engineer lis… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Chevrolet PIE0801C 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 PIE0801C 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 PIE0801C cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2025 Chevrolet Traverse, 2024 Chevrolet Traverse. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.