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Service bulletins for the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze

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.

1331 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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19NA1142019-07-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides information to the tech to test the PCV for proper performance before replacing the camshaft cover to correct a MIL On w/DTC P0171.
PIP5632A2019-06-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors Technical Assistance Center may ask for Global Diagnostic System 2 Session Log. Technician will need use Global Diagnostic System 2 to send the session logs to General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance on the vehicle in question.
PIC6206C2019-06-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician the step on diagnosing and repairing vehicles with inoperative Air conditioning, Instrument Cluster, OnStar, or other various electrical concerns. Technician may also find that fuses F35DA, F36DA, or the F37DA in the X51A Instrument Panel Fuse Block may not be powered up. Gain access to connector X201 and inspect connector for being properly aligned and the locking lever fully locked into place. Fully lock the connector and retest.
PIP56472019-06-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ENGINE. This Preliminary information communicates A vehicle may have a concern of running poor and stalling. No trouble codes may be set referencing this condition. Fuel trims around -20% may be observed on both banks. Engine oil level will be found over full and have a fuel odor. It will be found that the Engine oil is diluted with fuel. Small gas engines (SGE) May only have the engine oil level over full and have a fuel odor. It will be found that the Engine oil is diluted with fuel. This concern is caused by marshalling the vehicle around the lot before it is sold and/or short driver cycles.
PIP56402019-06-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician to not remove the torque converter bolts and start the engine as this may cause damage to the torque converter of the crankshaft on vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission.
PIP5495J2019-06-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. The technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0299 or P0234 set. The technician is provided with a list of causes of misdiagnosis leading to returned Turbochargers with no trouble found. The purpose of this information is to reduce the number of no trouble found (NTF) turbochargers being returned to the WPC by informing the Service Department personnel of what inspections and/or diagnosis to perform, prior to replacing and returning a turbocharger to the WPC.
PIP5226C2019-06-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about finding needle bearings during an oil change. Technician will gain access to the roller rockers to inspect them. Only replace the roller rocker that is missing needle bearings. Be sure to clean the oil drains to retrieve the needle bearings. Each roller rocker has 66 bearings.
PIP5569A2019-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer an issue where the vehicle's engine may crank over unprompted and not start afterward. This is the result of hooking up the Active Fuel Injector Tool incorrectly on vehicles equipped with a direct fuel injection system. This Preliminary information instructs the dealer of a repair kit they received that will prevent this issue when installed correctly.
PIC5260C2019-06-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician the steps on diagnosing the concern. Customer's sunroof operation intermittent, bind, noise, auto-reverse, and/or water leaks.
PIC63602019-06-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Navigation radio does not have a global positioning system location but OnStar is able to accurately locate the vehicle. Technician should check the installation of the COAX cables to be router correctly. Technician will gain access to the Radio or Human Machine Interface depending on the vehicle build. Install the EL-50334 test antenna to the Radio HMI and evaluate the operation. If the GPS signal is restored, inspect for incorrect coax routing as described above and if found, reroute the cable so it does not bypass the splitter.
PIP4670F2019-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about a no start or another concern after swapping an Engine Control Module or other modules from one vehicle to another. The Global Architecture electrical system associated with these vehicles does not allow controller swaps between vehicles.
19NA0902019-05-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This informational bulletin explains to the technician to inspect the pistons for damage and not just replace the engine assembly if the pistons are the only cause of damage.
19NA0812019-05-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Audio Muting When Listening to Some SiriusXM Channels Due to Interference in Some Geographic Locations.
19NA0802019-05-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV). This informational bulletin provides information to the tech to discard the PCV drain tube when working on the lower area of the engine.
1008110001H2019-05-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides information on proper use of floor mats.
030729004L2019-05-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides normal operating characteristics and diagnostic information on Manual transmissions.
030603004Y2019-05-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for battery testing and warranty replacements.
N1720970602019-05-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY. N172097060 - Special Coverage Adjustment. Certain vehicles may have a condition where the Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) modules may fail or malfunction due to water intrusion. The driver may experience a side blind zone alert message displayed on the driver instrument cluster (DIC). If this message is ignored, the condition could result in the corruption of LS GMLAN that may result in the loss of some driver interface functions such as cluster, infotainment / displays, chime, and passenger presence detection (passenger airbag could be suppressed, w/airbag TT, DIC message). Dealers are to repair the vehicle by ordering and installing the appropriate service kit. The service kit will contain all of the components required to complete the repair. The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer.
150603002G2019-05-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides information on approved warranty part numbers for original equipment batteries
100089005G2019-05-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. This warranty admin bulletin explains to the technician additional information may be needed when submitting transactions when doing wiring repairs.
070601016D2019-05-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides information on Internal Engine Noise or Damage After Oil Filter Replacement.
040601029I2019-05-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin explains the importance of maintaining the vehicle.
030603004V2019-05-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for battery testing and warranty replacements.
000601012H2019-05-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin advises the possible issues that may occur using a scotch brite pad or highly abrasive disk on gasket sealing surfaces or reused parts.
1008110001G2019-04-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This informational bulletin provides information on proper use of floor mats.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.