# Service bulletin 16NA257

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: 10135261
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-05\-07
- Manufacturer's number: 16NA257
- Manufacturer's date: 2016\-10\-03
- NHTSA component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

## NHTSA's summary

This technical bulletin provides a procedure to balance the folding top front latching mechanism and actuator motor to correct a condition of a "Top Not Secure" message being displayed on the DIC.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10135261-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10135261-0001.pdf)

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

## Components

Latches and locks, Hood latch

## Vehicles listed

- 2016 to 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [PIC6421](/bulletins/10184117.md), 2020-12-14, Service bulletin: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. This Preliminary information communicates that a dealer may order a replacement hood latch and find that it comes with a three wire connector where the vehicle originally had a two wire connector on the hood latch. The technician is instructed on how to properly wire the new hood latch to the vehicle.
- [PIC6163C](/bulletins/10184116.md), 2020-12-14, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have several fasteners, located on either side of the hood latch, appear to be loose. Do not tighten, or otherwise move these two fasteners. These fasteners are part of the front fascia support bracket. They have a preset gap by design, and they have Loctite applied to the threads of the fastener so that this preset gap does not change.
- [PIC6163A](/bulletins/10113883.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have several fasteners, located on either side of the hood latch, appear to be loose. Do not tighten, or otherwise move these two fasteners. These fasteners are part of the front fascia support bracket. They have a preset gap by design, and they have Loctite applied to the threads of the fastener so that this preset gap does not change.

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