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Service bulletins for the 2016 Buick Encore

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.

1254 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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17NA1422018-06-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides information on Wireless Charging Module Diagnosis and cell phone compatibility.
PIC62732018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary information communicates to dealers that the Bezel on the shifter can be serviced separately.
PIC5611E2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; BACK OVER PREVENTION; POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the rear view camera options on the vehicles equipped with rear view camera. The rear view camera brightness can be adjusted on some models while the transmission is in reverse and using the Menu or Select button. To turn off or on the guidelines in the rear view camera, use the radio display Config icon then Display, then the guidelines option.
09-00-89-002L2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel on properly maintaining vehicles in dealer inventory.
09-06-04-026K2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. This informational bulletin supplies infomation for identifying non-GM (Aftermarket) engine calibrations for gasoline engines using Tech 2® or GDS 2 (U.S. and Canada).
99-01-39-004G2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This technical bulletin provides repair information for the correction of a customer concern of short duration musty odors emitted from the HVAC system at vehicle start-up in hot, humid conditions.
03-06-03-003E2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on ACDelco® replacement battery warranty procedures.
03-07-29-004J2018-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. This informational bulletin provides technicians with information to assist in identifying operating characteristics of manual transmissions that repair attempts will not change.
03-00-89-006L2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides dealership personnel with information on new vehicle Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) process and to encourage delivering quality vehicles and generating higher CSi scores.
01-08-51-003E2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; STRUCTURE. This informational bulletin provides recommendations and product information for application of anti-corrosion materials
05-06-04-022M2018-05-21. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. This informational bulletin provides information on TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline and available retail brands.
PI0671A2018-05-21. Service bulletin. STEERING. This preliminary information bulletin provides information for diagnosing a power steering fluid leak at the fluid reservoir.
99-04-20-002J2018-05-21. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. This informational bulletin provides information on Driveline Clunk Noise and what is acceptable and what is considered normal operations.
17-NA-0732018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information with the field action courtesy transportation policy.
17-NA-0672018-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This informational bulletin provides information on On rare occasions, a security code input message with SPS error code E5659, M5304, and/or M5530 may be displayed in TIS2web when the technician is programming any module. If this concern is encountered, the technician should start by ensuring that the module being programmed is not a used module and that the VIN matches on VIN plate, TIS2web programming screen, and GDS2 module identification information screen.
17-NA-0662018-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information for automatic transmission Oil Cooler Flush and flow test.
17-NA-0252018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This technical bulletin is providing a procedure to reprogram the HMI module to correct multiple conditions including Waiting for Update Media Message, Voice Command For Calling Bluetooth Phone Contacts Inoperative, Intermittent Loss of Rear Camera Gridlines, Service Rear Vision System Message, Radio Turns On Unwanted At Startup, and/or Navigation Radio Destination State Defaults To WV, Intermittent Radio/display Resets, Volume Control Inoperative.
16-NA-3232018-05-21. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the rear brake pads to correct a condition of a noise in the rear brake pads at first apply due to an internal concern regarding the pads that were initially installed on the vehicle.
16-NA-1092018-05-21. Service bulletin. STEERING. This technical bulletin provides a procedure inspecting for excess grease or Sealant on the Exterior of the steering gear due to seeing grease or sealant on certain locations on the gear.
06-08-47-001M2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This information bulletin explains the labor operation numbers used for submitting warranty claims and how to setup, and reprogram modules.
16-NA-3662018-05-21. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS; EQUIPMENT. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the brake booster vacuum pump and hose assembly if contamination is found in the vacuum sensor and check valve.
16-NA-1282018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Security Light Comes On Intermittently, Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) Illuminated, DTC B2955 Set
16-NA-0162018-05-21. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of the rear 60% seatback locked in the down position when folded, and will not return to upright position.
03-06-03-004N2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel regarding warranty codes generated by EL-50313 Midtronics GR8 Battery Tester/Charger required for claim processing on labor operations 4041510, 4041520 and 250 mile/400 km labor operation restriction (North America ONLY).
PIC6296A2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT. 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 summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.