Service bulletin PIC-5301A

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10039484
Published by NHTSA	2011-08-01
Manufacturer's number	PIC-5301A
Manufacturer's date	2011-06-01
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

NHTSA's summary

GM: 2010-2011 BUICK LACROSSE. WHEN TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE STAYS RUNNING. A GROUND MAY BE LOOSE. *RM

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Ignition

Vehicles listed
BUICK LACROSSE	2010, 2011

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

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