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Buick Lacrosse 2010–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 130601003I · NHTSA communication 10163271 · issued Jun 5, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2010–2013
model years
20
vehicle entries

Official summary

This technical bulletin provides Correction information to find the cause of oil consumption. Techs should perform an oil consumption test first, check for oil leaks and if rate of oil consumption is high, then replace the pistons and the rings.

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.