# Service bulletin PI0839

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: 10118649
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-10\-12
- Manufacturer's number: PI0839
- Manufacturer's date: 2012\-10\-17
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

## NHTSA's summary

This preliminary informational bulletin provides information regarding a condition of the charging system light is illuminated and/or the Service Battery Charging System message is displayed, that might have been caused by oil being spilled into the generator while filling the engine oil level.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10118649-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10118649-0001.pdf)

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## Components

Electrical system, 12\-volt battery

## Vehicles listed

- 2010 to 2013 BUICK ENCLAVE
- 2010 to 2013 BUICK LACROSSE
- 2010 to 2013 CADILLAC SRX
- 2013 CADILLAC XTS
- 2012 to 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA
- 2010 to 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
- 2012 to 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA
- 2010 to 2013 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
- 2010 to 2013 GMC ACADIA
- 2010 to 2013 GMC TERRAIN

## 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.
- [PIT5191A](/bulletins/10247745.md), 2023-12-26, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Intermittent Dead Battery Or Intermittent Shift To Park Message Displayed On DIC.
- [PIT5066A](/bulletins/10247711.md), 2023-12-26, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Intermittent Battery Draw Dead Battery Or HVAC Odor.
- [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.
- [PIT5066A](/bulletins/10247056.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Intermittent Battery Draw Dead Battery Or HVAC Odor.
- [1408117001a](/bulletins/10246506.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Unable to Clear BCM DTCs After Completing Repair
- [12238D](/bulletins/10245861.md), 2023-12-04, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Loss of Battery Charge ? Inspect Generator Control Module
- [12238C](/bulletins/10245860.md), 2023-12-04, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Loss of Battery Charge ? Inspect Generator Control Module
- [12238B](/bulletins/10245859.md), 2023-12-04, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Loss of Battery Charge ? Inspect Generator Control Module

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