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Service bulletin 22970

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 id10089508
Published by NHTSA2017-01-25
Manufacturer's number22970
Manufacturer's date2015-12-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

NHTSA's summary

STOP DELIVERY ORDER (22970). THIS STOP MESSAGE IS TO INFORM DEALERS THAT EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, STOP THE DELIVERY OF CERTAIN 2016 MODEL YEAR BUICK VERANO AND CHEVROLET SONIC VEHICLES IN NEW VEHICLE INVENTORY. THE HOOD INNERS WERE BUILT WITHOUT CLINCHES DUE A BROKEN PUNCH AND DIE. UNTIL FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ARE RECEIVED, THE INVOLVED VEHICLES IDENTIFIED IN THE ATTACHED FILE MUST BE HELD AND NOT DELIVERED TO CUSTOMERS, DEALER-TRADED, RELEASED TO AUCTION, USED FOR DEMONSTRATION OR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.

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

Body and frame, Equipment and accessories, Labels and manuals

Vehicles listed
BUICK VERANO2016
CHEVROLET SONIC2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
16V4220002016-06-10. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
16V2570002016-04-28. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

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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