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Service bulletin PIC6198

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 id10083073
Published by NHTSA2016-10-20
Manufacturer's numberPIC6198
Manufacturer's date2016-04-26
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF A DEAD BATTERY AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE DURING A BLUETOOTH CALL.

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, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
BUICK ENCLAVE2013, 2014, 2015
BUICK ENCORE2013, 2014, 2015
BUICK LACROSSE2013, 2014, 2015
BUICK LESABRE2013
BUICK REGAL2013, 2014, 2015
BUICK VERANO2013, 2014, 2015
CADILLAC ATS2013, 2014, 2015
CADILLAC ATS-V2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC CT62013 to 2015
CADILLAC CTS2013, 2014, 2015
CADILLAC CTS-V2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ELR2014, 2015
CADILLAC ESCALADE2013, 2014, 2015
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC SRX2013, 2014, 2015
CADILLAC XT52013 to 2015
CADILLAC XTS2013, 2014, 2015
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 15002013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 25002013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET AVEO2013
CHEVROLET CAMARO2013, 2014, 2015
CHEVROLET CAPRICE2013 to 2015
CHEVROLET CAPRICE POLICE PURSUIT2013 to 2015
CHEVROLET CAPTIVA2013 to 2015
CHEVROLET CHEVEROLET SS2014 to 2015
CHEVROLET CITY EXPRESS2015
CHEVROLET COLORADO2013
CHEVROLET COLORADO2015
CHEVROLET CORVETTE2013, 2014, 2015
CHEVROLET CRUZE2013, 2014, 2015
CHEVROLET EQUINOX2013, 2014, 2015
CHEVROLET EXPRESS2013, 2014, 2015
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 15002014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 25002014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 35002014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET IMPALA2013, 2014, 2015
CHEVROLET LUMINA2014
CHEVROLET MALIBU2013, 2014, 2015
CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET ORLANDO2013, 2014, 2015
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15002013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 25002013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 35002013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SONIC2013, 2014, 2015
CHEVROLET SPARK2013, 2014, 2015
CHEVROLET SPARK EV2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2013, 2014, 2015
CHEVROLET TAHOE2013, 2014, 2015
CHEVROLET TAHOE POLICE PURSUIT2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER2013 to 2014
CHEVROLET TRAVERSE2013, 2014, 2015
CHEVROLET TRAX2013, 2014, 2015
CHEVROLET VOLT2013, 2014, 2015
GMC ACADIA2013, 2014, 2015
GMC CANYON2013
GMC CANYON2015
GMC ENVOY2013
GMC SAVANA2013, 2014, 2015
GMC SAVANA 15002013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SAVANA 25002013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SAVANA 35002013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 15002013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 25002013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 35002013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC TERRAIN2013, 2014, 2015
GMC YUKON2013, 2014, 2015
GMC YUKON DENALI2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON DENALI2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON DENALI XL2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON HYBRID2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON XL2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON XL2015
OPEL AMPERA2013, 2014
OPEL INSIGNIA2013
PONTIAC G32014
PONTIAC G52014
PONTIAC G62014
PONTIAC G82014
PONTIAC SOLSTICE2014
PONTIAC TORRENT2014
PONTIAC VIBE2014

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20242942024-05-24. Electrical
20232102023-04-06. Electrical
23V2470002023-04-06. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
20194632019-09-19. Electrical
20193252019-06-28. Electrical
20184812018-09-07. Electrical
20182342018-05-04. Electrical
20182122018-04-27. Accessories
18V2670002018-04-26. EQUIPMENT
20165972016-11-29. Electrical

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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