Service bulletin 14203
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10090181 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-02-02 |
| Manufacturer's number | 14203 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2014-12-05 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH |
NHTSA's summary
14203 - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM, THE UNDERHOOD BUSSED ELECTRICAL CENTER (UBEC) HOUSING WILL EXPAND, CAUSING THE HEADLAMP LOW-BEAM RELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT ROUTED WIRE TO BEND SLIGHTLY. AFTER THE WIRE IS REPEATEDLY BENT, IT CAN FRACTURE AND SEPARATE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE LOW-BEAM HEADLAMPS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. AS THE UBEC HOUSING COOLS AND CONTRACTS, THE LOW-BEAM HEADLAMP FUNCTION MAY RETURN. THIS CONDITION DOES NOT AFFECT THE HIGH-BEAM HEADLAMPS, MARKER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS OR FOG LAMPS. LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS WHEN THEY ARE REQUIRED COULD REDUCE THE DRIVER’S VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. DEALERS ARE TO INSTALL A JUMPER WIRE.
The document
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Components
Electrical system, Engine, Lighting, Headlights
| CHEVROLET CORVETTE | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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| 01-08-42-001K | 2017-08-31. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin provides information on exterior lamp condinsation and replacement guidelines |
| 14203 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PB-14203 | 2015-01-13. Service bulletin. CHEVROLET: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. UNDERHOOD BUSSED ELECTRICAL CENTER (UBEC) HOUSING HAS EXPAND AFTER ENGINE WARMED UP CAUSING LOW-BEAM HEADLAMP RELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT ROUTED WIRE TO BEND SLIGHTLY AND CAN FRACTURE AND SEPARATE AFTER REPEATEDLY BENDING AND NO ILLUMINATION OF LOW BEAM HEADLAMP. MODEL 2008-2013 CORVETTE. *PE |
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