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Service bulletin 12238-D

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10051719
Published by NHTSA2013-04-03
Manufacturer's number12238-D
Manufacturer's date2012-10-01
ReplacesSB-12238A
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

NHTSA's summary

GENERAL MOTORS: SERVICE UPDATE FOR INVENTORY VEHICLES ONLY LOSS OF BATTERY CHARGE. INSPECT GENERATOR CONTROL MODULE EXPIRES OCTOBER 31, 2013. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE GENERATOR CONTROL MODULE(GCM). *JS RECEIVED REVISION A AFTER RECEIVING REVISION D. *KB

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Alternator

Vehicles listed
BUICK LACROSSE2012, 2013
BUICK REGAL2012, 2013
CHEVROLET MALIBU2013

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

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