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Service bulletin PIC-6186-B

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 id10078720
Published by NHTSA2016-08-16
Manufacturer's numberPIC-6186-B
Manufacturer's date2016-04-18
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

NHTSA's summary

THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN TO CONTACT GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER TO REPORT THE CONCERN AND OBTAIN A CASE NUMBER WHEN A CUSTOMER MAY COMMENT THAT THEY WILL HAVE THE RADIO SHUT OFF, AND WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE RADIO WILL TURN ON UNWANTED.

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

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
BUICK LACROSSE2016
BUICK REGAL2016
CADILLAC ATS-V2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC CT62016
CADILLAC CTS2016
CADILLAC CTS-V2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ELR2016
CADILLAC ESCALADE2016
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC XT52016
CADILLAC XTS2016
CHEVROLET CAMARO2016
CHEVROLET COLORADO2016
CHEVROLET CORVETTE2016
CHEVROLET IMPALA2016
CHEVROLET MALIBU2016
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15002016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2016
CHEVROLET TAHOE2016
CHEVROLET VOLT2016
GMC CANYON2016
GMC SIERRA 15002016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON2016
GMC YUKON XL2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20155752015-11-30. Accessories

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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