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Service bulletins for the 2013 Chevrolet Sonic

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.

1726 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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03-06-03-004M2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. This warranty bulletin explains how to use the EL-50313 Midtronic GR8 Battery tester to test a battery and determin if it is warranty or not.
09-00-89-002J2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides information to the dealers on properly maintaining vehicles in inventory.
PI0653B2018-05-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. This preliminary informational bulletin was created to inform Service Agents or Dealers, they may be charged back for parts and labor due to the turbo-chargers are being returned to the Warranty Parts center damaged, improperly assembled or missing parts and advising to properly package the complete turbochargers.
PI12972018-05-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This preliminary bulletin provides additional diagnostic tips to diagnose whistle or chirping noises.
00-03-10-006K2018-05-29. Service bulletin. TIRES; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides the technician with information on tire radial force variations and how to use it.
PI12902018-05-29. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR; EQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. This preliminary bulletin provides a procedure to replace the windshild to correct the customers concern of a loose mirrior and/or bracket fell off.
PI0924A2018-05-29. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK; STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK. This preliminary bulletin provides a procedure to install a new relay to control the trunk opening up when the button has been accidently pressed.
11-08-49-001J2018-05-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This technical bulletin provides a procedure on how to turn the transport mode message of and reset the battery light flashing.
12-07-30-001C2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides a process to the service agents that are not required to contact PQC, to determine when to replace a assembly as opposed to repairing and if an engine or transmission is being returned, that it has all the information in relation to that part being returned.
PI11812018-05-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This preliminary bulletin provides a procedure to install a new oil pan heater cord without having to replace the entire battery harness.
PI0737A2018-05-29. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This preliminary bulletin provides information on how to set the rear electric child locks.
10-08-64-002C2018-05-29. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. This warranty bulletin explains how to determine if an outside mirrior was damaged by the customer and what is considered warranty and non-warranty.
12-03-10-002A2018-05-29. Service bulletin. WHEELS; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides the technician the proper way to install and torque the wheel.
09-03-10-016B2018-05-29. Service bulletin. WHEELS. This informational bulletin explains how to balance a chrome wheel without damaging the chrome face of the rim.
12-03-10-001A2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; TIRES; WHEELS:RIM. This informational bulletin provides technicians with ways to decrease the tire slipping on the rim and reduce to possible chances of the customers concerns over tire vibration are repair.
08-03-10-006E2018-05-29. Service bulletin. WHEELS:RIM; TIRES. This technical bulletin provides a procedure on cleaning a leaking rim, to correct a customers concern of having a slow tire leak and low tire psi message on.
05-03-10-020E2018-05-29. Service bulletin. TIRES; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin explains the use of Nitrogen in GM tires.
07-03-10-008D2018-05-29. Service bulletin. TIRES. This bulletin provides information regarding the normal tire wear condition of slight or mild tire feathering and recommended practices.
PI0388D2018-05-29. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING. This preliminary information provides a procedure to repair the seat belt webbing and latch by rolling it back over.
03-08-46-004O2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides information on part restriction and ordering of Onstar vehicle communication modules.
13-00-89-004F2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin helps the technician quick reference repairs to bulletins as opposed to replacing parts that may be un necessary.
PI1166A2018-05-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This preliminary information bulletin provides a procedure check for DTCs in relation to engine slow warm up cycle and is considered a normal condition..
02-08-98-002E2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. The informational bulletin provides a procedure to remove and repair rust from a Hem Flange.
05-08-48-001D2018-05-29. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletion provides the dealer technician information and guidelines for claiming a windshield.
99-01-39-004E2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to correct the customers concern of odor coming from the Air conditioning.

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