Service bulletin 16-NA-161

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10108630
Published by NHTSA	2017-07-18
Manufacturer's number	16-NA-161
Manufacturer's date	2017-07-18
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

This technical bulletin provides a procedure to inspect the G103 ground to correct a customer concern of intermittent no crank, no start, remote start inoperative, anti-theft light on, malfunction indicator light (MIL) illuminated caused by to a loose or corroded ground terminal.

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, Engine, Ignition

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET IMPALA	2015, 2016

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

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