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Service bulletin PIP-5394

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 id10078862
Published by NHTSA2016-08-24
Manufacturer's numberPIP-5394
Manufacturer's date2016-05-03
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE EASSIST DRIVE MOTOR GENERATOR BATTERY SECTION ARE NO LONGER ON RESTRICTION AND DOES NOT REQUIRE GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER CASE NUMBER.

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, 2015, 2016
BUICK REGAL2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET IMPALA2014
CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

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21NA1582021-08-09. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information on High Voltage Battery Module Replacement.