P2A00 on Chevrolet vehicles
P2A00 is named on 5 Chevrolet model years (2018–2024): 14 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Silverado 2500HD, Suburban, Tahoe.
Which Chevrolet model years name P2A00
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chevrolet Suburban | Engine | 4 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD | Equipment | 4 | — |
| 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2023 Chevrolet Suburban | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe | Engine | 2 | — |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
Chevrolet filings that name P2A00
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Chevrolet filed with NHTSA whose summary names P2A00. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- PIP5468D Service bulletin2017-10-03 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a check engine light on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0101, P0299, P0712, P11CC, P11DC, P20EE, P2002, P2463, P2627, P2A00, P2459, P22B6, P200C, P200E, P0263, P0266, P0269, P0272, P0275, P0278, P0281 and/or P0284. Technician will need to follow publish Service Information diag
- PIP5468E Service bulletin2017-10-09 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a check engine light on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0101, P0299, P0712, P11CC, P11DC, P2002, P2463, P2627, P2A00, P2459, P22B6, P200C, P200E, P0263, P0266, P0269, P0272, P0275, P0278, P0281 and/or P0284. Technician will need to follow publish Service Information diagnostics
- PIP5468C Service bulletin2017-08-23 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a check engine light on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0101, P0299, P0712, P11CC, P11DC, P20EE, P2002, P2463, P2627, P2A00, P2459, P22B6, P200C, P200E, P0263, P0266, P0269, P0272, P0275, P0278, P0281 and/or P0284. Technician will need to follow publish Service Information diag
- 22-NA-128 Service bulletin2024-05-30 · Engine
- This technical bulletin provides a procedure to test the intake manifold for any possible leaks that may cause the customers concern of a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated - DTC P0172, P026D, P2459, and/or P2A00 Set.
- 22-NA-128 Service bulletin2024-08-09 · Engine
- This technical bulletin provides a procedure to test the intake manifold for any possible leaks that may cause the customers concern of a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated - DTC P0172, P026D, P2459, and/or P2A00 Set.
What P2A00 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP2A00 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Chevrolet and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P2A00 a known problem on Chevrolet vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 14 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P2A00 on 5 Chevrolet model years (2018–2024). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Chevrolet models does P2A00 appear on most?
2018 Silverado 2500HD (4 documents), 2024 Suburban (4 documents), 2023 Suburban (2 documents).
Does P2A00 on a Chevrolet mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.