# Service bulletin PIT5546B

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- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10129101
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-02\-21
- Manufacturer's number: PIT5546B
- Manufacturer's date: 2018\-01\-26
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary information communicates that water leaking into the headlamp assembly or headlamp assembly connections can cause an electrical short which will keep modules from shutting down causing a dead battery and a no crank condition, a crank no start,or unable to program the engine control module. Engine control module will set a diagnostic trouble code of P1682, or the engine will continue to run with the ignition off.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10129101-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10129101-0001.pdf)

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## Components

Electrical system

## Trouble codes named

P1682

## Vehicles listed

- 2016 to 2018 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
- 2016 to 2018 GMC SIERRA 1500

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2024294](/recalls/tc/2024294.md), 2024-05-24: Electrical
- [2021407](/recalls/tc/2021407.md), 2021-07-01: Electrical
- [2019325](/recalls/tc/2019325.md), 2019-06-28: Electrical
- [2019204](/recalls/tc/2019204.md), 2019-04-26: Electrical
- [2016068](/recalls/tc/2016068.md), 2016-02-11: Electrical
- [16V084000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V084000.md), 2016-02-11: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [18\-NA\-180](/bulletins/11024324.md), 2025-10-16, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. This Warranty Administration service bulletin provides Lithium\-Ion battery Exchange Process and Transaction Submission information.
- [18\-NA\-180](/bulletins/11023365.md), 2025-09-26, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. This Warranty Administration service bulletin provides Lithium\-Ion battery Exchange Process and Transaction Submission information.
- [25\-NA\-087](/bulletins/11017595.md), 2025-05-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This service bulletin provides information on the proper Reflective High Temperature Heat and/or Insulating Tape to use for certain repairs, such as Wiring Harness Repairs.
- [13\-08\-116\-001K](/bulletins/11017244.md), 2025-04-25, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The intent of this service bulletin is to identify aftermarket ALDL or DLC interface devices as potential sources for causing multiple customer concerns that do not have other diagnostic methods to identify them.
- [24\-NA\-098](/bulletins/11017207.md), 2025-04-24, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Service Programming System \(SPS\) Error Codes E4398, E4399, E4401, E4403, M4404, M4413, M6954, M6955, E4414, E4423, E4491, E4492, or E6961 and resolution information.
- [15\-06\-03\-001F](/bulletins/11017031.md), 2025-04-15, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This service bulletin provides information to diagnose batteries that have set for a long period of time and/or cold weather climates and testing those batteries.
- [21\-NA\-043](/bulletins/11014230.md), 2025-02-12, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY/WIPER; SERVICE BRAKES; ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; WHEELS. This bulletin advises the dealers to maintain the vehicle stock on hand by doing a full inspection on the vehicles before being sold \(prepping\) to the customer.
- [18\-NA\-180](/bulletins/11013239.md), 2025-01-30, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. This Warranty Administration service bulletin provides Lithium\-Ion battery Exchange Process and Transaction Submission information.
- [17\-NA\-331](/bulletins/11013149.md), 2025-01-28, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This service bulletin provides information to the customer about the rear camera guidelines not being present at times due to the VBM taking over the rear camera option.
- [09\-06\-04\-026Z](/bulletins/11013069.md), 2025-01-23, Service bulletin: ENGINE; POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin provides information on identifying Non\-GM Engine Calibrations for Gasoline Engines using the Tech 2 or GDS 2.

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