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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| PIP-4891-C | 2011-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON WITH A TROUBLE CODE STORED. IT IS LIKELY CAUSED FROM OVERFILLING THE ENGINE AND A LARGE TEMPERATURE CHANGE. 2011 VOLT. *RM UPDATED ON 5/2/2012. *KB UPDATED 2/1/16. *PE |
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| PI-0462 | 2011-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING:LINKAGES. GM: THE STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT IS BINDING OR STICKING. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE STEERING WHEEL LEVER ADJUSTMENT NUT TIGHTENING. *RM |
| PIT-5076 | 2011-06-24. Service bulletin. STEERING. GM: A SERVICE STABILITY/TRACTION LIGHT IS ON. THERE MAY ALSO BE VARIOUS STORED TROUBLE CODES. UPDATED ON 06/24/2011. *KB UPDATED ON 06/27/2011. *RM |
| PIP-4875 | 2011-06-16. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THERE ARE MANY INTERMITTENT CONCERNS. THE HEATED SEAT MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE BLOWER MOTOR MAY NOT BE CONSISTENT. THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT MAY ALSO BE ON WITH MULTIPLE POSSIBLE TROUBLE CODES STORED. 2011 CHEVY VOLT. UPDATED ON 06/16/2011. *KB UPDATED A SECOND TIME ON 06/16/2011. *KB UPDATED ON 06/20/2011. *RM |
| PIC-5442 | 2011-06-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. GM: INFORMATION ON TESTING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY. 2011-2012 VOLT. *RM |
| PIC-5428 | 2011-06-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING. GM: THE BRAKE, TRACTION, OR STABILITY LIGHTS ARE ON BECAUSE OF DEBRIS STUCK ON THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. UPDATED ON 06/15/2011. *KB UPDATED ON 06/20/2011. *RM UPDATED 6/27/11. *PE UPDATED 10/3/11. *PE UPDATED 05/08/2013 *JS UPDATED ON 7/9/2013. *KB UPDATED 7/28/14. *PE |
| PI-0403 | 2011-06-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THERE IS AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE FRONT ENGINE COVER. 2011 VOLT. *RM UPDATED 6/27/11. *PE |
| 09-09-40-001A | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES; SEAT BELTS. GM: THERE ARE SEAT BELT PROBLEMS: DIFFICULTY LATCHING AND UNLATCHING BUCKLE. BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON IS STICKING. SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIKELY CAUSED BY STICKY BEVERAGES THAT ARE SPILLED INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *RM UPDATED 4/3/12. *PE |
| PIP-4869 | 2011-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. GM: A PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED WHEN DRIVING IN MOUNTAINS. 2011-13 CHEVY VOLT. *RM UPDATED ON 5/2/2012. *KB UPDATED 9/19/12. *PE UPDATED 12/4/13. *PE |
| PI-0307A | 2011-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. GM: 2011 VOLT MODEL FEATURES AND SERVICE GUIDE. *RM |
| PIP-4861 | 2011-06-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: INFORMATION ON CHECKING, ADJUSTING, OR INSTALLING OF THE TIMING CHAIN. *RM |
| PI-0276-A | 2011-06-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. GM: THE ABS LIGHT MAY BE ON AND CAUSED BY AN INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *RM UPDATED 3/12/12. *PE |
| PIT-3749D | 2011-05-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. GM: ON SOME TRUCK MODELS THERE IS SOME FRAME CORROSION. *RM UPDATED ON 5/2/2012. *KB |
| PIP-4840 | 2011-05-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. GM: INFORMATION ON THE TRANSMISSION EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR 2011-2012 VOLTS. *RM |
| 05-09-40-002E | 2011-05-11. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. GM: SERVICE BULLETIN EXPLAINING WHEN THE SAFETY BELTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK. *RM UPDATED 12/6/11. *PE |
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