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Service bulletins for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt

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.

1715 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Only bulletins with component: 12-volt battery are shown. Show all

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PIC5523E2017-05-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A NO CRANK WITH A "WAITING TO INITIALIZE" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. TECHNICIAN MAY ALSO FIND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0AFA IN THE HYBRID POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE 2. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO INSURE THAT THE 12 VOLT BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED. THEN INSTALL THE MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC INTERFACE AND OPEN GLOBAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM 2 OPEN THE HYBRID POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE THEN USE THE CONTROL FUNCTION FEATURE TO SELECT “CHECK HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEM RELATED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE’S”. THEN CLICK ON “RESET” TO CLEAR THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. WAIT 45 SECONDS THEN EXIT THE SCREEN. NEXT SELECT “CHECK SECURED HIGH VOLTAGE DTC ” SELECT THE “CLEAR DTCS” THEN CLICK ON “RESET” TO CLEAR THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. NOW REMOVE THE MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC INTERFACE FROM THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND LET IT SLEEP FOR THREE MINUTES. AT THIS TIME DISCONNECT THE 12 VOLT BATTERY AND TOUCH THE BATTERY CABLES TOGETHER AND THEN RE-INSTALL AFTER 15 SECONDS. START THE VEHICLE AFTER A 3 MINUTE WAITING PERIOD. IF THE VEHICLE STILL HAS A NO CRANK CONCERN FOLLOW PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSIS.
PIP4845F2017-03-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE BATTERY CHARGE MODULE FOR THE CHEVROLET VOLT PART RESTRICTION HAS ENDED. THESE PARTS CAN NOW BE ORDERED DIRECTLY THROUGH YOUR PARTS DEPARTMENT WITHOUT GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER AUTHORIZATION.
1200890082016-11-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE SERVICEABILITY OF HIGH VOLTAGE VOLT BATTERIES AND THE ESSENTIAL TOOLS USED TO SERVICE THEM
030603004R2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW TO TEST A BATTERY AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO WARRANTY A BATTERY.
PIC-4935-E2016-08-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; 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.
SB-15-06-03-001B2016-08-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT MAY BE USEFUL ON DIAGNOSING BATTERIES THAT HAVE SET FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND/OR SET IN COLD WEATHER CLIMATES AND TESTING THOSE BATTERIES.
SB-03-06-03-004Q2016-08-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS WARRANTY ADMINISTRATION BULLETIN PROVIDE POLICY INFORMATION ON USING THE EL-50313 MIDTRONICS GR8 BATTERY TESTER/CHARGER FOR DIAGNOSING BATTERY REPLACEMENTS AND MAINTAINING BATTERIES ON NEW VEHICLES IN DEALER INVENTORY.
PIC60262016-06-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIC6015A2016-06-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIC5920D2016-06-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIC5920C2016-06-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIC5920B2016-06-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-PIP-4845-C2016-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PI0961B2016-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PI0961A2016-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PI1125A2016-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIP4905C2016-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIP4890A2016-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIP4845E2016-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIC59202016-05-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIE0149E2016-05-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIP4884B2016-05-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-12-00-89-0082016-04-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIP4841M2015-07-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. GENERAL MOTORS 2011-2015 CHEVROLET VOLT. 2014-2016 CADILLAC ELR: INFORMATION REGARDING HIGH VOLTAGE DRIVE MOTOR BATTERY REPAIR AND EXCHANGE PROCESS. *LJ
PIP4841M2015-06-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. GENERAL MOTORS 2011-2016 CHEVROLET VOLT, CADILLAC ELR. SERVICE BULLETIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE HIGH VOLTAGE DRIVE MOTOR BATTERY REPAIR AND EXCHANGE PROCESS. *LJ

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