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Service bulletin 16NA051

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10171876
Published by NHTSA2020-03-02
Manufacturer's number16NA051
Manufacturer's date2020-01-22
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

This technical bulletin provides a procedure for connector kit and ambient air temperature sensor harness replacement to correct a MIL Illuminated with DTCs and active shutters being inoperative.

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, Equipment and accessories, Wiring and fuses

Vehicles listed
BUICK LACROSSE2017, 2018, 2019
CHEVROLET MALIBU2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

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

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