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Service bulletins for the 2012 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.

1848 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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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
SB-120202012-05-01. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. GM: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. DRIVER AIRBAG INSPECTION. *KB UPDATED 5/23/12. *PE
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
SB-11275-B2012-04-30. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. GM: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. CARPETED FLOOR MATS MISSING. DEALERS ARE TO INSTALL CARPETED FLOOR MATS WHEN MATS BECOME AVAILABLE. *JS
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
PI-06712012-04-17. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID. GENERAL MOTORS: RESERVOIR FOR POWER STEERING FLUID IS HEAT DAMAGED AND LEAKING. MAY CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING PUMP. *PE
PI-06262012-03-13. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. BUICK/CHEVROLET: IT IS HARD TO REMOVE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DUE TO REVISED SPRING DESIGN, WHICH CAUSES HIGHER RETAINING FORCE BETWEEN DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND STEERING WHEEL. *PE
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-11275-A2012-02-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION REGARDING CERTAIN VEHICLES RECEIVED BY DEALERSHIP WITHOUT THE CARPETED FLOOR MATS. *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-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
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
PIP-4891-C2011-06-27. 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
PIC-54282011-06-15. 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
PIP-48692011-06-08. 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

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