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Service bulletin PI-1228

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 id10055843
Published by NHTSA2014-07-29
Manufacturer's numberPI-1228
Manufacturer's date2014-05-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

CHEVROLET/BUICK: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON, OR SERVICE CHARGING SYSTEM MESSAGE DISPLAYED, OR CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT ON. MODEL 2012-2014 LACROSSE, REGAL, MALIBU, IMPALA. *PE

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 LACROSSE2012, 2013, 2014
BUICK REGAL2012, 2013, 2014
CHEVROLET IMPALA2014
CHEVROLET MALIBU2013, 2014

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

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