NHTSA ID Number: 10175849
Manufacturer Communication Number: sb_2020_01
TSB/Document Date: 2020-06-01
Summary
Any unauthorised modifications, including fitment of non-approved after-market air filter resulting in generation of diagnostic trouble codes (DTC’s) P0101 & P1109. We have had several instances where DTC’s P0101 & P1109 had been set and the car recovered into the dealer, only for them to find that the original equipment engine air intake filter had been substituted for a non-approved after-market type (applicable to both dry and oil coated types).
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TSB/Document ID: sb_2020_01
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MFR Communication Date: 2020-05-19
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Communication Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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