# Service bulletin PIC5921

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: 10112409
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-08\-15
- Manufacturer's number: PIC5921
- Manufacturer's date: 2013\-10\-15
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

## NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that are unable to charge the hybrid battery and the malfunction Indicator lamp is illuminated on the Instrument Panel Cluster. Technician may find a current or history code P16C1 or P16C2 set in the Battery Charging Control Module. Technician should update the Battery Charging Control Module with the latest software in Tis 2 Web. If the technician experiences any issues while programming the Battery Charging Control Module, please contact Techline customer support center for further assistance.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10112409-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10112409-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Electrical system, Hybrid and electric drive, 12\-volt battery, Software

## Trouble codes named

P16C1, P16C2

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 CADILLAC ELR
- 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK
- 2011 to 2014 CHEVROLET VOLT

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [16V422000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V422000.md), 2016-06-10: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
- [16V257000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V257000.md), 2016-04-28: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [20\-NA\-132](/bulletins/10252774.md), 2024-04-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for 12V battery testing and warranty replacements.
- [PIT5074H](/bulletins/10247061.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. J\-35616\-64B Terminal Test Probe / Replacement Terminal / Terminated Lead.
- [PIT5074G](/bulletins/10247060.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Terminal Test Probe And Replacement Terminal.
- [PIC5687C](/bulletins/10246982.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Checking Smartphone Bluetooth Software Update Status
- [130089004H](/bulletins/10246623.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD; UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:THROTTLE:THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR \(TPS\). Car and Truck Fix it Right the First Time Issues
- [130089003](/bulletins/10246614.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Vehicle Software Enhancements
- [PIP5632G](/bulletins/10230683.md), 2023-01-30, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors Technical Assistance Center may ask for Global Diagnostic System 2 Session Log. Technician will need use Global Diagnostic System 2 to send the session logs to General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance on the vehicle in question.
- [PIP4902Q](/bulletins/10230682.md), 2023-01-30, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors Technical Assistance Center may ask for Global Diagnostic System 2 Session Log. Technician will need use Global Diagnostic System 2 to send the session logs to General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance on the vehicle in question.
- [PI0961C](/bulletins/10190938.md), 2021-04-27, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT. SERVICE HIGH VOLTAGE CHARGING SYSTEM Message Displayed on Driver Information Center \(DIC\), Hybrid/EV Charging System Disabled, DTCs Set, Revised HV Battery Surge Tank Coolant Fill Level
- [21NA019](/bulletins/10188400.md), 2021-03-08, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. This service bulletin provides Diagnostic Aid information \- Surge in EV Mode at a Stop.

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