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Buick Encore 2008–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18NA033 · NHTSA communication 10137318 · issued Feb 2, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2008–2018
model years
31
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin provides information for the low oil pressure light on at a idle in which may be caused by oil pressure being bled off due to debris in the oil drain check valve and/or a smashed oil filter.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.