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Service bulletin PIC5753B

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 id10247051
Published by NHTSA2023-12-11
Manufacturer's numberPIC5753B
Manufacturer's date2013-04-01
NHTSA componentSTEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

NHTSA's summary

Information On Steering Column Lock And Ignition Switch Hard To Rotate From The Lock Position.

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, Steering, Ignition

Vehicles listed
BUICK ENCORE2013, 2014
CHEVROLET SONIC2012, 2013, 2014
CHEVROLET SPARK2013, 2014
CHEVROLET TRAX2013, 2014

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
16V5020002016-07-05. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
PIT5119B2023-12-26. Service bulletin. Intermittent Remote Keyless Entry Inoperative.
PIC5753A2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Information On Steering Column Lock And Ignition Switch Hard To Rotate From The Lock Position.
PIC57532023-12-11. Service bulletin. Ignition Switch Hard To Rotate From The Lock Position
PIC5616A2023-12-11. Service bulletin. RKE Inoperative Vehicle Does Not Respond To Key Fob Button Presses.
120089002A2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Requesting a New Key Code for Customer with Lost or Stolen Keys
PIC5650K2023-06-13. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes B3055, B3060, and/or B3935. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. If unable to duplicate the concern ask if the customer uses any Radio Frequency Identification Devices when the concern is present. Dealer should also direct their customers to the appropriate section in the Owner manuals that references that the device complies.
PIT5119E (1)2018-05-21. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the keyless entry is inoperative. Technician should inspect the ignition key cylinder door sticks in the up position. If the door is found open do not replace the ignition key cylinder, use a Lubriplate type of lubrication spray and lubricate the ignition key cylinder door. Insert the tip of the key in and out to verify the door of the cylinder is not sticking.
PIT5119E2018-05-21. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the keyless entry is inoperative. Technician should inspect the ignition key cylinder door sticks in the up position. If the door is found open do not replace the ignition key cylinder, use a Lubriplate type of lubrication spray and lubricate the ignition key cylinder door. Insert the tip of the key in and out to verify the door of the cylinder is not sticking.
140089004D2018-04-23. Service bulletin. The information in this bulletin details the proper configurations for the ignition key, fob, key tags, key rings, key ring sizes and applying a QR code sticker or barcode sticker to a key fob.
PIT5119F2017-12-14. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the keyless entry is inoperative. Technician should inspect the ignition key cylinder door sticks in the up position. If the door is found open do not replace the ignition key cylinder, use a Lubriplate type of lubrication spray and lubricate the ignition key cylinder door. Insert the tip of the key in and out to verify the door of the cylinder is not sticking.