# Service bulletin PIC\-5921

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10053911
- Published by NHTSA: 2013\-12\-04
- Manufacturer's number: PIC\-5921
- Manufacturer's date: 2013\-10\-01
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

## NHTSA's summary

GM: THE HYBRID BATTERY CANNOT BE CHARGED. THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP IS ILLUMINATED. CODE P16C1 OR P16C2 MAY BE SET. THE OBCM MUST BE UPDATED. ALSO INCLUDED MAKE/MODEL CHEVROLET/VOLT, CADILLAC/ELR, AND OPEL/AMPERA. MODEL YEAR 2014.\*JS

## 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, Software

## Trouble codes named

P16C1, P16C2

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK
- 2011 to 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [16V422000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V422000.md), 2016-06-10: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
- [16V257000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V257000.md), 2016-04-28: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [20\-NA\-132](/bulletins/10252774.md), 2024-04-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for 12V battery testing and warranty replacements.
- [PIC5687C](/bulletins/10246982.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Checking Smartphone Bluetooth Software Update Status
- [130089004H](/bulletins/10246623.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD; UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:THROTTLE:THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR \(TPS\). Car and Truck Fix it Right the First Time Issues
- [130089003](/bulletins/10246614.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Vehicle Software Enhancements
- [PIP5632G](/bulletins/10230683.md), 2023-01-30, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors Technical Assistance Center may ask for Global Diagnostic System 2 Session Log. Technician will need use Global Diagnostic System 2 to send the session logs to General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance on the vehicle in question.
- [PIP4902Q](/bulletins/10230682.md), 2023-01-30, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors Technical Assistance Center may ask for Global Diagnostic System 2 Session Log. Technician will need use Global Diagnostic System 2 to send the session logs to General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance on the vehicle in question.
- [150844001J](/bulletins/10166666.md), 2019-10-28, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This informational bulletin provides information for the GM of Canada OnStar Cellular Communication Upgrade to 3G/4G LTE for vehicles that may need an upgrade.
- [PIC6122A](/bulletins/10163652.md), 2019-08-12, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about having an intermittent whine, howl, hum, buzz noise or vibration during regenerative braking or while backing up. Technician will find P061B set. Technician should update the Hybrid Powertrain Control Module with the latest software using Service Programming System.
- [070849020P](/bulletins/10158861.md), 2019-04-22, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides information for the IPC odometer programming method quick reference guide.
- [PIT5236K](/bulletins/10157041.md), 2019-04-08, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Diagnostic Trouble Code B101D stored in Telematics Communication Interface Control Module. Technician will use Global Diagnostic System 2 to review the Firmware Over\-the\-Air version. If the Firmware Over\-the\-Air version on the scan tool equals 6708 the technician will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance. If the Firmware Over\-the\-Air version on the scan tool is lower than 6708 Dealer can order the part thought the Instrument Sales and Service website process.

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