# Service bulletin PIC6296

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: 10137697
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-05\-21
- Manufacturer's number: PIC6296
- Manufacturer's date: 2017\-08\-02
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that when scanning a vehicle for Diagnostic Trouble Codes, may find a temporary loss of Human Machine Interface communication with Global Diagnostic System 2. Technician should not replace the Human Machine Interface for this concern, power cycling of the Human Machine Interface fuse should restore communication. Technician should be advised that the Human Machine Interface and Global Diagnostic System 2 interaction concern has been reported to engineering for root cause and correction.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10137697-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10137697-0001.pdf)

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## Components

Electrical system

## Vehicles listed

- 2016 to 2018 BUICK ENCORE
- 2016 to 2018 BUICK ENVISION
- 2016 to 2018 BUICK LACROSSE
- 2016 to 2018 BUICK REGAL
- 2016 to 2017 CADILLAC ATS
- 2016 CADILLAC CT6
- 2017 to 2018 CADILLAC CT6 PLUG\-IN HYBRID
- 2016 to 2017 CADILLAC CTS
- 2016 to 2017 CADILLAC ELR
- 2016 to 2018 CADILLAC ESCALADE
- 2017 to 2018 CADILLAC XT5
- 2016 to 2017 CADILLAC XTS
- 2016 to 2018 CHEVROLET CAMARO
- 2016 to 2018 CHEVROLET COLORADO
- 2016 to 2018 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
- 2018 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
- 2016 to 2018 CHEVROLET IMPALA
- 2016 to 2018 CHEVROLET MALIBU
- 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
- 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500
- 2018 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500
- 2016 to 2018 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
- 2016 to 2018 CHEVROLET TAHOE
- 2017 to 2018 GMC ACADIA
- 2016 to 2018 GMC CANYON
- 2017 GMC SIERRA
- 2016 GMC SIERRA 1500
- 2018 GMC SIERRA 3500

## 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
- [19V642000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V642000.md), 2019-09-06: ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
- [2019325](/recalls/tc/2019325.md), 2019-06-28: Electrical
- [2019204](/recalls/tc/2019204.md), 2019-04-26: Electrical
- [2018481](/recalls/tc/2018481.md), 2018-09-07: Electrical
- [16V502000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V502000.md), 2016-07-05: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\)
- [2016068](/recalls/tc/2016068.md), 2016-02-11: Electrical
- [16V084000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V084000.md), 2016-02-11: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
- [2015390](/recalls/tc/2015390.md), 2015-09-03: Electrical

## 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.
- [18\-NA\-069](/bulletins/11017876.md), 2025-05-06, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This service bulletin provides a service procedure to correct conditions of Poor Engine Performance in Extremely cold weather conditions, CAC Icing, MIL Illuminated with DTCs set.
- [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.
- [21\-NA\-139](/bulletins/11017443.md), 2025-05-01, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This service bulletin provides a repair procedure to correct a customer concern of a Malfunction Indicator Lamp \(MIL\) Illuminated \- DTC P3055 Set.
- [23\-NA\-001](/bulletins/11017252.md), 2025-04-28, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on OnStar Module 2G Sunset Information.
- [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.
- [23\-NA\-165](/bulletins/11017035.md), 2025-04-15, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This service bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Vehicle Will Not Lock and Unlock \(Loss of Active Functions\) Crank or Start \(Loss of Passive Functions\) with DTC P0513 Set.
- [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.

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