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Service bulletins for the 2015 Chevrolet Spark

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.

1402 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PIT5384B2017-05-24. 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.
PIP5282A2017-05-18. 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.
PIP5029G2017-05-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON OR ENGINE MISFIRE, ROUGH IDLE, EXTENDED CRANK, OR CRANK NO START IN SOME CASES. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO PERFORM PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS. IF TECHNICIAN FINDS CARBON, AN UPPER ENGINE AND VALVE CLEANING SHOULD BE PERFORMED.
PIC62152017-05-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT AIR CONDITION INOPERATIVE AND/OR AMBIENT TEMPERATURE DISPLAY MISSING. TECHNICIAN SHOULD CHECK FOR UNPLUGGED CONNECTORS OR DAMAGED HARNESS TO THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SENSOR.
PIC6073C2017-05-05. 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.
PIC5491J2017-05-02. 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.
PIT4720D2017-03-22. 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.
PIP5226A2017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 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.
PIP5131D2017-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE 2014 - 2015 CHEVROLET SPARK EV 1ET35 DRIVE UNIT AND COMPONENTS WILL REMAIN ON RESTRICTION THROUGH THE GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER.
PIP5112G2017-03-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THE DRIVE MOTOR BATTERY FOR THE 2014 - 2015 SPARK EV AND SEVERAL INTERNAL COMPONENTS ARE BEING PLACED ON RESTRICTION THROUGH THE GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. DEALER WILL NEED TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE.
PIC5880H2017-03-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT INTERNAL BATTERY COMPONENTS ARE ON PARTS RESTRICTION BY GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. DEALER WILL NEED TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE.
PIC5414E2017-03-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN WHAT AFFECTS ELECTRIC RANGE AND PROVIDES DRIVING TIPS FOR BETTER ENERGY EFFICIENCY. VEHICLES MAY HAVE AN ELECTRIC RANGE IS LESS THAN CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS OR WHAT IS BEING DISPLAYED ON THE IN-VEHICLE DISPLAY FOR EV RANGE. THE DISTANCE YOU CAN GO IN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE VARIES WITH THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE LESS EFFICIENT IN COLD OR HOT CONDITIONS. THIS IS A FUNCTION OF BATTERY STORAGE CAPABILITY AND INCREASED USE OF CABIN HEAT AND/OR AIR CONDITIONING IN THESE CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE MUST ALSO MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT BATTERY TEMPERATURE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN DESIRED LONG TERM PERFORMANCE. TIRE PRESSURE CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE ELECTRIC RANGE ALSO. ADDITIONALLY TIRE PRESSURES CAN CHANGE WITH TEMPERATURE CHANGES. IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE YOUR ELECTRIC RANGE, ENSURE THAT YOUR TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. FOR PROPER TIRE PRESSURE, REVIEW THE OWNER’S MANUAL AND THE VEHICLE TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION LABEL. USING THE HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS DECREASES THE ENERGY AVAILABLE FOR ELECTRIC DRIVING. OPTIMAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY IS ACHIEVED WITH THE HEAT, AIR CONDITIONING, AND FAN TURNED OFF. DRIVING UPHILL REQUIRES MORE ENERGY AND CAN REDUCE ELECTRIC RANGE.
PIT53672017-03-16. 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.
PIT3271G2017-03-16. 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.
PIP5251A2017-03-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON. TECHNICIAN MAY FIND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0324 SET AS A CURRENT OR HISTORY. ALSO A RATTLE OR SPARK KNOCK TYPE NOISE MAY ALSO BE HEARD WHILE DRIVING. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO LET THE VEHICLE COLD SOAK OVERNIGHT. THEN CLEAR THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THEN USE GLOBAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM 2 TO MONITOR THE TOTAL KNOCK RETARD PARAMETER. LET THE VEHICLE RUN AT IDLE FOR TEN SECONDS WITH THE PARK BRAKE TURNED ON. HOLD THE BRAKE DOWN AND PLACE THE VEHICLE IN “DRIVE” FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OR DRIVE GEAR FOR MANUAL GEAR BOX THEN BRING THE ENGINE BETWEEN 1800 AND 2000 RPM FOR 10 SECONDS THEN RETURN TO IDLE FOR 5 SECOND. REPEAT THIS CYCLE 7 TIMES. IF THE READINGS DURING THE RAISED RPM TESTING WERE NOT CONTINUOUSLY ABOVE 6.0 DEGREES FOR MORE THAN 5 SECONDS, NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS BULLETIN. IF THE READINGS DURING THE RAISED RPM TESTING WERE CONTINUOUSLY ABOVE 6.0 DEGREES FOR MORE THAN 5 SECONDS, THE VEHICLE REQUIRES REPAIR. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO VERIFY THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL IS CORRECT. AFTER INSURING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL IS CORRECT ALLOW THE ENGINE TO IDLE FOR ONE HOUR. EVERY 15 MINUTES INCREASE THE ENGINE RPMS TO 2000 AND HOLD FOR 5 MINUTES. OR DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR 25 TO 30 MILES. ALLOW THE ENGINE TO COLD SOAK OVERNIGHT AND THEN REPEAT THE INSPECTION PROCEDURE. THEN REVIEW THE GLOBAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM 2 SESSION LOG TOTAL KNOCK RETARD PARAMETER. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE.
PIP5131B2017-03-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE CHEVROLET SPARK EV 1ET35 DRIVE UNIT AND COMPONENTS WILL REMAIN ON RESTRICTION THROUGH THE GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. DEALER WILL NEED TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE.
PIC5880E2017-03-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE ONBOARD CHARGE MODULE, HYBRID POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE 2, AIR COMPRESSOR CONTROL MODULE, ACCESSORY POWER MODULE, HYBRID POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, DRIVE MOTOR GENERATOR POWER INVERTER MODULE, AC CHARGER - LOW CONTENT HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY DISCONNECT CONTROL MODULE, AND THE DC FAST CHARGER - HIGH CONTENT HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY DISCONNECT CONTROL MODULE PARTS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON PART RESTRICTION THOUGHT GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. DEALER WILL NEED TO CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE.
PIC3278F2017-03-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN THE STEPS NEEDED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE UNWANTED OR PHANTOM PHONE CALLS. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF CALL THE CUSTOMER IS HAVING THAT IS UNWANTED. THE VEHICLE MAY RECEIVE AN INCOMING CALL JUST LIKE ANY OTHER PHONE. TYPICALLY THE CUSTOMER WILL HEAR THE PHONE RINGING IN THE VEHICLE. THIS SCENARIO ALSO INCLUDES INCOMING BLUETOOTH CALLS. ONE TYPE OF UNWANTED CALL CAN BE MADE IF THE KEY PAD IS FAULTY THE ONSTAR SYSTEM WILL TRY TO MAKE A BLUE BUTTON CALL FOR SHORTED VOLTAGE IN THE CIRCUITS. THE ONSTAR MODULE COULD HAVE AN INTERNAL FAULT AND PRODUCE A PHONE UNAVAILABLE AUDIO MESSAGE ALSO IT MAY HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE U1500 OR B1000. REFER TO DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE MAKING SURE TO FOLLOW ANY APPLICABLE BULLETINS OR PRELIMINARY INFORMATION SHEETS. A GREADYH OR GONSTAR READYH AUDIO MESSAGE HEARD WHILE DRIVING. IN SOME CASES IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT THE CUSTOMER IS INADVERTENTLY PRESSING THE PUSH TO TALK BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. ON RARE OCCASIONS, OTHER ISSUES IN THE STEERING COLUMN OR STEERING WHEEL CONTROL SYSTEM MAY INDUCE THIS CONCERN.
14395A2017-02-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 14395A - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (REVISED LABOR TIME). ON SOME 2015 MODEL YEAR BUICK ENCORE, LACROSSE, REGAL, AND VERANO; CADILLAC ATS, CTS, ELR, ESCALADE, SRX AND XTS; CHEVROLET COLORADO, CORVETTE, CRUZE, EQUINOX, IMPALA, MALIBU, SILVERADO, SONIC, SPARK, SS, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, TRAX, AND VOLT; AND GMC CANYON, SIERRA, TERRAIN, AND YUKON VEHICLES, A PERFORMANCE ISSUE WITH THE ONSTAR® MODULE MIGHT IMPACT THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY LIFE. THIS CAN CAUSE A DEAD BATTERY IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT STARTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 DAYS. THIS CONDITION CAN OCCUR EVEN IF THE ONSTAR® SYSTEM IS NOT ACTIVE. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE ONSTAR® MODULE. IF THE CUSTOMER DOES NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE ONSTAR® SUBSCRIPTION, THE ONSTAR® MODULE IS TO BE DEACTIVATED AFTER REPLACEMENT.
153382017-01-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. 15338 - SERVICE UPDATE. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE BATTERY ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BECM) ON CERTAIN 2015 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SPARK EV VEHICLES. IN THESE VEHICLES, A SOFTWARE ANOMALY CAN CAUSE A REDUCTION IN ELECTRIC POWER FROM 120KW TO 50KW, WHICH CAN LIMIT THE VEHICLE’S DRIVING RANGE TO 6.5 MILES (10 KM) (HOWEVER ACTUAL RANGE MAY BE LESS), SET DTC P1EAB, AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO FAIL TO START AT THE NEXT KEY/POWER ON CYCLE.
10-08-110-001E2017-01-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE PROPER USE OF FLOOR MATS.
11-08-49-001R2017-01-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REMOVE THE TRANSPORT MODE ON MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN THE DIC DUE TO VEHICLES SHIPPED OVER LONG DISTANCES OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND CANADA.
00-03-10-006M2017-01-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; TIRES. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO GM DEALERS WHEN USING GM APPROVED TIRE FORCE VARIATION MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT.
PIT5389A2016-11-03. 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.
PIP5189B2016-11-01. 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.

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