Service bulletin 13-08-116-001

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	10133149
Published by NHTSA	2018-04-16
Manufacturer's number	13-08-116-001
Manufacturer's date	2013-01-28
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

NHTSA's summary

This technical bulletin provides a procedure on suspected tampering due to aftermarket ALDL or DLC interface devices causing multiple issues.

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, Wiring and fuses

Vehicles listed
BUICK ENCLAVE	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BUICK ENCORE	2013
BUICK LACROSSE	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BUICK LESABRE	2006
BUICK LUCERNE	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
BUICK LUCERNE	2012
BUICK RAINIER	2006, 2007
BUICK REGAL	2011, 2012, 2013
BUICK RENDEZVOUS	2006, 2007
BUICK TERRAZA	2006, 2007
BUICK TERRAZA	2008
BUICK VERANO	2012, 2013
CADILLAC ATS	2013
CADILLAC CTS	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CADILLAC DTS	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
CADILLAC ESCALADE	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 1500	2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC SRX	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CADILLAC STS	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
CADILLAC STS	2012
CADILLAC XLR	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
CADILLAC XTS	2013
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500	2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500	2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET AVEO	2006
CHEVROLET AVEO	2009, 2010
CHEVROLET C SERIES	2006 to 2009
CHEVROLET CAMARO	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CHEVROLET CAPRICE	2011 to 2013
CHEVROLET CAPTIVA	2012 to 2013
CHEVROLET CLASSIC	2006
CHEVROLET COBALT	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
CHEVROLET COLORADO	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
CHEVROLET CORVETTE	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CHEVROLET CRUZE	2011, 2012, 2013
CHEVROLET EQUINOX	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CHEVROLET EXPRESS	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CHEVROLET HHR	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
CHEVROLET IMPALA	2006, 2007
CHEVROLET IMPALA	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CHEVROLET MALIBU	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO	2006
CHEVROLET ORLANDO	2012, 2013
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500	2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SONIC	2012, 2013
CHEVROLET SPARK	2013
CHEVROLET SSR	2006
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CHEVROLET T SERIES	2006
CHEVROLET T SERIES	2009
CHEVROLET T SERIES	2010
CHEVROLET TAHOE	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
CHEVROLET TRAVERSE	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CHEVROLET TRAX	2013
CHEVROLET UPLANDER	2006
CHEVROLET UPLANDER	2008, 2009
CHEVROLET VOLT	2012, 2013
CHEVROLET W-SERIES	2006 to 2010
GMC ACADIA	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
GMC C SERIES	2006 to 2009
GMC CANYON	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
GMC ENVOY	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
GMC ENVOY XL	2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC G VAN BUS	2010
GMC SAVANA	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
GMC SIERRA 2500	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA DENALI	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC TERRAIN	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
GMC TOPKICK	2006 to 2010
GMC W-SERIES	2006 to 2010
GMC YUKON	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
GMC YUKON DENALI	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON DENALI XL	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON XL	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
GMC YUKON XL	2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HUMMER H2	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
HUMMER H3	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
PONTIAC G3	2007
PONTIAC G3	2008, 2009, 2010
PONTIAC G5	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
PONTIAC G6	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
PONTIAC G8	2008, 2009, 2010
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX	2006, 2007, 2008
PONTIAC GTO	2006
PONTIAC GTO	2007
PONTIAC MONTANA	2006 to 2009
PONTIAC PURSUIT	2006
PONTIAC PURSUIT	2007 to 2009
PONTIAC SOLSTICE	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
PONTIAC TORRENT	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
PONTIAC VIBE	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
PONTIAC WAVE	2006, 2007
PONTIAC WAVE	2009
SAAB 9-7X	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
SATURN ASTRA	2008, 2009
SATURN ASTRA	2010
SATURN AURA	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
SATURN ION	2006, 2007
SATURN OUTLOOK	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
SATURN RELAY	2006, 2007
SATURN RELAY	2008
SATURN SKY	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
SATURN VUE	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
23V247000	2023-04-06. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
16V517000	2016-07-07. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
16V507000	2016-07-05. AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
14V252000	2014-05-14. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC); VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
14V251000	2014-05-14. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
13V566000	2013-11-13. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
13V147000	2013-04-17. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER; SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST; SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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