Service bulletin PIC6229
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 | 10119071 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-10-15 |
| Manufacturer's number | PIC6229 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2016-10-28 |
| NHTSA component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY |
NHTSA's summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician is bout vehicles that have a crank but engine does not start. Technician will find Diagnostic Trouble Code P0AFA. Technician will ensure to use published Service Information for any other Diagnostic Trouble Codes that are set in the vehicle. If Diagnostic Trouble Code P0AFA is the only Diagnostic Trouble Code set this could be caused by an internal fault in the high voltage battery, but it will also need to be replaced for this condition.
The document
The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.
Components
Electrical system, Starter
Trouble codes named
P0AFA
| BUICK LACROSSE | 2017 |
|---|---|
| CHEVROLET MALIBU | 2016, 2017 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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