Service bulletins for the 2015 Chevrolet Orlando
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.
57 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 030603004S | 2018-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for battery testing and warranty replacements. |
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| PIT5444C | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the text messaging feature on some newer General Motors infotainment systems. Pair the iPhone to the system then enter the Bluetooth settings menu, select the “i” icon next to the vehicle name in the device and enable show notifications. The text messaging feature will be available on the next ignition cycle. However with iPhones text messages cannot be responded to when using the infotainment system, they can only be received. For android devices pair the phone to the system during the pairing process the phone will ask you to allow the vehicle to access the device contacts. A second question will pop up on the device asking to allow the vehicle to access the message access profile. Both have to be allowed for the text messaging feature to work. |
| 16-NA-222 | 2017-05-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES THE TECHNICIAN WITH WHAT MAY HAPPEN TO AN ENGINE DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. |
| PIT5384B | 2017-05-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE THE ONSTAR WIRELESS FIDELITY INOPERATIVE. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER WITH A SCAN TOOL CONNECT TO THE VEHICLE FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. |
| PIP5282A | 2017-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THE CALCULATION AND OPERATION OF THE ENGINE OIL LIFE MONITOR. THE MONITOR CALCULATES THE PERCENT OF OIL LIFE REMAINING, BASED ON 3 PATHWAYS. THE FIRST PATHWAY FOR OIL LIFE CALCULATION IS ENGINE REVOLUTIONS. THE SECOND PATHWAY FOR OIL LIFE CALCULATION IS THE MILEAGE FORM THE LAST REST FOR ALL GENERAL MOTORS POWERTRAINS EXCEPT THE VOLT. THE THIRD PATHWAY FOR OIL LIFE CALCULATION IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE OIL IS IN THE ENGINE. THE VOLT USES A 2 YEAR TIMER INSTEAD OF 1 YEAR. IT ALSO USES THE ENGINE REVOLUTION COUNTER. IT DOES NOT USE THE MILEAGE PATHWAY TO COUNT DOWN. |
| PIC6073C | 2017-05-05. Service bulletin. STEERING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THE MEDIA ORIENTED SYSTEMS TRANSPORT BUS DIAGNOSTIC TOOL KIT (EL-51578) HAS BEEN RELEASED TO HELP DIAGNOSE ANY OF THE MEDIA ORIENTED SYSTEMS TRANSPORT BUS CONCERNS. THE KIT CONTAINS HEADER CONNECTORS THAT ARE INSTALLED TO BYPASS MEDIA ORIENTED SYSTEMS TRANSPORT BUS MODULES. THE BYPASS CONNECTOR ALSO CONTAINS A TERMINAL FOR VERIFYING MEDIA ORIENTED SYSTEMS TRANSPORT CONTROL CIRCUIT VOLTAGES. TECHNICIAN SHOULD REVIEW MEDIA ORIENTED SYSTEMS TRANSPORT BUS DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE U0028 DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES. |
| PIC5491J | 2017-05-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE AN ONSTAR SYSTEM THAT WILL NOT POWER UP. TECHNICIAN SHOULD TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND CANCEL RETAINED ACCESSORY POWER. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS POWERED DOWN REMOVE POWER TO THE ONSTAR MODULE FOR FIVE MINUTES. AFTER THE POWER HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR FIVE MINUTES, IF THE ONSTAR SYSTEM IS WORKING RELEASE THE VEHICLE. IF THE ONSTAR SYSTEM IS STILL INOPERATIVE CONTINUE WITH PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS. |
| PIT4720D | 2017-03-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN THAT AFTER REPLACING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER THE EXCHANGE CENTER IS UNABLE TO PROGRAM THE ACTUAL MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER OR THE ACTUAL MILEAGE IS UNKNOWN. DEALER WILL NEED TO FOLLOW DEALER TO THE GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL SECTION 5.2.4 ODOMETER SERVICING. |
| PIT5367 | 2017-03-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A BLANK DISPLAYS, FLASHING DISPLAYS, “ERROR OR UPDATE FAILED MESSAGES”, NAVIGATION MAP NOT LOADING, BLUETOOTH OR USB CONCERNS. TECHNICIAN SHOULD INSPECT THE USB/SD CARD PORT FOR A SD CARD OR A DEVICE PLUG INTO ANY OF THE USB PORTS. |
| PIT3271G | 2017-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT CHANGING THE TIRE AND WHEEL SIZE ON VEHICLES. GENERAL MOTORS WILL ONLY SUPPORT A TIRE CALIBRATION FOR TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN SIZED, TESTED AND DESIGNED FOR THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION AND ITS APPLICATIONS. TECHNICIAN SHOULD NOT USE THE INFORMATION THAT IS PROVIDED BY THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM TIRE SIZE SELECTION. |
| PIT5389A | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS FOR DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN. THE VEHICLE MAY BE UNABLE TO CONNECT TO ONSTAR USING THE WHITE, BLUE OR RED ONSTAR BUTTONS. |
| PIP5189B | 2016-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF BLACK SMOKE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER SITTING. |
| PIP5168E | 2016-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN, AND THE STEPS TO REPAIR THE CONCERN OF THE VEHICLE CRANKS BUT DOES NOT START. THE TECHNICIAN IS TO INSPECT FOR A SHEARED CAM PIN IN THE ENGINE. |
| PIC6198A | 2016-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON STEPS TO PERFORM TO DETERMINE IF THE CUSTOMER'S BATTERY DRAIN CONCERN IS BEING CAUSED BY A KNOWN CONCERN WITH BLUETOOTH CALL TRANSFER OPERATION WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. IF THE CONCERN IS DUPLICATED AT THE DEALER WITH THE ONSTAR LED IS STILL GREEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THE BLUETOOTH CALL WAS DISCONNECTED. DEALER SHOULD ADVISES THAT ENGINEERING IS AWARE OF THE CONCERN AND IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE. |
| PIC6193A | 2016-10-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN TO CONTACT THE GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. THE CONCERN IS THE RADIO MAY BE UNABLE TO SAVE XM FAVORITE STATIONS. |
| PIC6105D | 2016-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN STEPS ON DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING THE CONCERN OF THE VEHICLE'S CLOCK WILL NOT HOLD THE CORRECT TIME. INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPROGRAMMING THE RADIO WITH THE LATEST CALIBRATIONS ARE PROVIDED. |
| PIC5374D | 2016-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF RECEIVING FREQUENT "OFF ROUTE" MESSAGES WHILE FOLLOWING TURN BY TURN (TBT) ROUTE NAVIGATION. THE TECHNICIAN IS PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESETTING THE VEHICLE COMMUNICATION INTERFACE MODULE FOR THIS CONCERN. |
| PIC5260A | 2016-10-25. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THE STEPS ON DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN. VEHICLE'S SUNROOF OPERATION INTERMITTENT, BIND, NOISE, AUTO-REVERSE, AND/OR WATER LEAKS. |
| PIC5088F | 2016-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN. THE VEHICLE'S XM RADIO ONLY HAS XM PREVEIW CHANNELS. |
| PIC4935E | 2016-10-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS PERFORM A PARASITIC DRAIN TEST FOR THE ONSTAR MODULE. WHEN PERFORMING BATTERY PARASITIC DRAIN TEST, THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT THE NORMAL POWER CONSUMPTION READING SHOULD BE FROM THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. |
| PIC4707E | 2016-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN TO DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN AND THE STEPS TO REPAIR THE CONCERN. THE VEHICLE'S XM TRAVEL LINK MAY BE INOPERTIVE. |
| PIT5074J | 2016-10-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THE USE OF J-35616-64B TERMINAL TEST PROBE, REPLACEMENT TERMINALS, AND TERMINATED LEADS. THE J-35616-64B IS THE LATEST TEST PROBE RELEASED FOR CHECKING TENSION OR PROBING THE .64 SERIES TERMINALS. THE TEST PROBE TERMINAL HAS BEEN RELEASED IN THE TERMINAL REPAIR KIT (J-38125-620H) LOCATED IN LEAR TRAY 7 PART NUMBER 963716-2. THERE ARE 5 TERMINATED LEADS IN A PACKAGE PART NUMBER IS 13505346, WHICH CAN BE ORDERED THROUGH YOUR NORMAL GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER CARE AND AFTERSALES PARTS CHANNEL |
| PIP4786C | 2016-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE. TECHNICIAN MAY ALSO FIND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0521 IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. TECHNICIAN SHOULD FOLLOW ALL PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSIS. WHEN USING A SCAN TOOL IF THE OIL PRESSURE IS LOW BUT THE OIL PRESSURE AT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING IS CORRECT, TECHNICIAN SHOULD INSPECT THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER FOR DEBRIS/SLUDGE THAT COULD BE RESTRICTING OIL FLOW TO THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. TECHNICIAN SHOULD REMOVE THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER AND CLEAN IT. IF THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER CANNOT BE CLEANED REPLACE IT. |
| PIC6198 | 2016-10-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF A DEAD BATTERY AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE DURING A BLUETOOTH CALL. |
| PI1394A | 2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO INSTALL PISTONS AND SUGGEST WHAT TOOLS TO USE. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.