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Service bulletin PI1164B

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)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10190534
Published by NHTSA2021-04-21
Manufacturer's numberPI1164B
Manufacturer's date2015-12-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

NHTSA's summary

Shifter Handle Knob Cracked and/or Will Not Operate While Shifting Out of Park Some customers may comment on the shifter handle knob being cracked and/or will not operate while shifting out of Park. This condition may occur if the chrome knob on the shifter handle cracks, not allowing the shifter to engage into gear

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

Equipment and accessories, Steering, Steering column and wheel

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET SONIC2012, 2013, 2014

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
PIC57532017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that some customers may comment that when returning to the vehicle the ignition key requires high effort or may not turn from the lock position. Technician should be advised that this model is equipped with a steering column lock. If the vehicle is turned off with the steering wheel turned it may rotate back against the steering lock causing the lock to bind, resulting in the key cylinder binding.
145372016-05-23. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000155777A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.