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Service bulletin 040861001

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10012688
Published by NHTSA2005-03-11
Manufacturer's number040861001
Manufacturer's date2004-12-01
Replaces040861001A
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

FLOOR PAN CORROSION PERFORATION IN BATTERY COMPARTMENT. *EH

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
BUICK LESABRE2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
BUICK RIVIERA1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
CADILLAC SEVILLE1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
OLDSMOBILE AURORA1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
OLDSMOBILE AURORA2001, 2002, 2003

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
PIC-4935-E2016-08-17. Service bulletin. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS PERFORM A PARASITIC DRAIN TEST FOR THE ONSTAR MODULE. WHEN PERFORMING BATTERY PARASITIC DRAIN TEST, THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT THE NORMAL POWER CONSUMPTION READING SHOULD BE FROM THE ONSTAR SYSTEM.