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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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SB-12-09-41-0012012-11-28. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. BUICK/CHEVROLET: INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED REGARDING COUNTERFEIT VEHICLE AIRBAG MODULES. MODELS 2011-2012 CAMARO, VOLT, CRUZE. 2010-2011 LACROSSE. 2006-2010 AVEO. *PE UPDATED 12/4/12. *PE
PIC-5423-A2012-09-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. CHEVROLET: ADDITIONAL PROCEDURAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO BLEED BRAKES PROPERLY ON VOLTS OR ELR, WHEN AIR IS TRAPPED IN BRAKES AND CAN CAUSE PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS. MODELS 2011-13 VOLTS. CADILLAC ELR 2014 AND CHEVROLET SPARK EV 2014. *PE UPDATED 05/16/2014 *JS UPDATED 12/12/14. *PE
PI-07322012-06-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. CHEVROLET: MESSAGED DISPLAYED IN DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC), INDICATING HIGH VOLTAGE CHARGING SYSTEM SERVICE, AFTER ENHANCEMENTS FOR SIDE IMPACT POLE PERFORMANCE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED. *PE UPDATED 08/1/2012 *JS
PI-07272012-06-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. CHEVROLET: DUE TO STONE OR FOREIGN MATERIAL IMPACT, THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY RADIATOR MAY LEAK COOLANT AND MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. *PE
PIT5074F2012-05-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. GM: J-35616-64B TERMINAL TEST PROBE AND REPLACEMENT TERMINAL. ALSO INCLUDED MODELS VERANO, REGAL, LACROSSE, CTS, SRX, VOLT, SONIC, MALIBU, IMPALA, EQUINOX, CRUZE, AVALANCHE, TAHOE SUBURBAN, SILVERADO, SIERRA, YUKON, AND TERRAIN FOR MODEL YEAR 2013. MODEL ESCALADE MODEL YEAR 2012-2013. MODEL PONTIAC G3 MODEL YEAR 2007. MODEL WAVE MODEL YEARS 2005-2010. DENALI MODELS MODEL YEARS 2007-2013. *JS
PIC-56672012-05-24. Service bulletin. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. GM: SERVICE POWER STEERING DTC C0800. *JS MODELS 2011-2013 VOLT. UPDATED 11/26/12. *PE
PIC56552012-05-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. GM: UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE WITH DTC U 0109. *JS
PIC5598D2012-05-24. Service bulletin. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. GM: GUIDELINES FOR NJ1 POWER STEERING POWERPACK (MODULE) REPLACEMENT AND PARTS RESTRICTION INSTRUCTIONS. *JS
PB-113422012-04-30. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. GM: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTONFOR OWNER LETTER. ENHANCEMENTS FOR SIDE IMPACT POLE. A VEHICLE INSPECTION INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STRUCTURAL INTRUSION OF APPROXIMATELY 50MM INTO THE BATTERY, WHICH MAY RUPTURE THE COOLANT LINE CAUSING COOLANT LEAKAGE. *JS UPDATED 5/9/12. *PE UPDATED 5/11/12. *PE UPDATED 5/14/12. *PE UPDATED 5/15/12. *PE UPDATED 6/18/12. *PE
PB-111882012-04-30. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. GM: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ENHANCED 120 VOLT CHARGE CORD. DEALERS ARE TO EXCHANGE THE 120 VOLT CHARGE CORD WITH A NEW ENHANCED 120 VOLT CHARGE CORD. *JS UPDATED 5/23/12. *PE
PIP-4844-A2012-04-19. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. CHEVROLET: RESTRICTION HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE ACCESSORY POWER MODULE, KNOWN AS APM THROUGH GM TECH (TAC). *PE
PIP-4843-A2012-04-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. CHEVROLET: GM TAC HAS PLACED, ON RESTRICTION, THE DRIVE MOTOR GENERATOR CONTROL MODULE PART, KNOWN AS PIM. *PE MODEL 2011-2014 VOLT, 2014 ELR. UPDATED 10/15/14. *PE UPDATED 02/25/15*LJ
PIP-4865-A2012-03-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. CHEVROLET: DURING COLD TEMPERATURE, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE (ICE), RUNS WHEN VEHICLE IS PLUGGED TO CHARGER OR CYCLES ON AND OFF IF RUNNING FOR EXTENDED TIME. *PE
PIC-5448-A2012-03-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. CHEVROLET: BULLETIN PROVIDING INFORMATION ON DISPLAYING VEHICLE AND HOW TO MAINTAIN THE 12 VOLT BATTERY PROPERLY FOR THE VEHICLE. *PE
PIP-49792012-02-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. CHEVROLET: WITH SOME VEHICLES, THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE OF NON-CHARGING WITH EITHER 120 OR 240 VOLT CHARGING. *PE
PIC-5380-B2012-02-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). CHEVROLET: SOME 2011-2012 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SITUATION WITH THE HYBRID POWER-TRAIN CONTROL MODULE 2 (HPCM 2) PART RESTRICTION. DIAGNOSIS FROM GM TAC MAY LEAD TO REPLACEMENT OF HPCM 2. *PE UPDATED 12/9/14. *PE
SB-11-09-41-003B2011-12-06. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CHEVROLET: INTERMITTENTLY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE. *PE
PIP-4871-A2011-12-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. CHEVROLET: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITH SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK, VEHICLE MAY BE SET TO POWER OFF. POWER BUTTON WAS PRESSED INADVERTENTLY INSTEAD OF DRIVE MODE BUTTON. *PE MODEL 2011-2012. UPDATED 4/22/13. *PE UPDATED 04/10/2014 *JS
PIC-55722011-12-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CHEVROLET: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, AFTER UPDATED CALIBRATIONS WERE INSTALLED, MAY EXHIBIT A POSSIBLE AND AN ESTIMATED ELECTRIC RANGE DROP. *PE UPDATED 12/7/11. *PE
PIC-5549-A2011-12-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CHEVROLET: CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY EXHIBITS SYMPTOM(S) OF CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE FAILS TO CHARGE. CHECK THE CHARGE PORT DOOR FOR OPEN/CLOSED SWITCH OPERATION. *PE
PIC-55652011-12-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. CHEVROLET: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, CORD CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM RECEPTACLE IF THE CHARGE CORD HANDLE LATCH IS STUCK. CAN NOT SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF PARK IF THIS ARISES. *PE UPDATED 12/7/11. *PE
PB-112642011-12-05. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. BUICK: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. FOR CERTAIN 2011 MODEL VOLTS WITH HEATED SEATS, THE ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE HAS AN INCORRECT CALIBRATION, WHICH NEEDS BE REPROGRAMMED. *PE
PB-111372011-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. CHEVROLET: PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS FOR VARIOUS ISSUES. SOFTWARE UPDATES AND CALIBRATIONS. *PE UPDATED 12/5/11. *PE
PIC-54782011-08-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). GM 2011 VOLT. DIAGNOSTICS FOR VARIOUS ELECTRICAL OR POWERTRAIN CONCERNS WITH RANDOM DTC¿S. *RM UPDATED 10/3/11. *PE
PIP-49052011-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. GM: 2011 VOLT. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT CHARGE AND THERE MAY BE A TROUBLE CODE STORED. *RM UPDATED 04/10/2014 *JS

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