Service bulletins for the 2017 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.
1171 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIC6219 | 2017-05-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A BLANK RADIO DISPLAY. DEALER SHOULD ADVISE THE CUSTOMER GENERAL MOTORS IS WORKING ON A SOLUTION TO THE CONCERN. |
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| PIC6208B | 2017-05-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATES THAT WHEN CUSTOMER OR TECHNICIAN MAY INDICATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ADD A NEW TRANSMITTER TO A VEHICLE FOLLOWING THE ADDING TRANSMITTERS WITHOUT SERVICE PROGRAMMING SYSTEM PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WILL NOT COMPLETE AND A MESSAGE "REMOTE LEARN PENDING" WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. IN THE PAST TO PERFORM THE NEW TRANSMITTER PROCEDURE ONLY 1 PREVIOUSLY LEARNED TRANSMITTER WAS REQUIRED, THIS IS NO LONGER THE CASE NOW 2 PREVIOUSLY LEARNED TRANSMITTERS ARE REQUIRED AND PLACED INTO THE CUP HOLDER. IF THIS NEW PROCEDURE IS NOT FOLLOWED, THE "ADDING TRANSMITTERS WITHOUT SERVICE PROGRAMMING SYSTEM" CANNOT BE PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN WILL BE FORCE TO ADD A TRANSMITTER USING SERVICE PROGRAMMING SYSTEM. |
| PIC6177A | 2017-05-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES THE TECHNICIAN WITH INFORMATION ON VEHICLES WITH NAVIGATION RADIO REGULAR PRODUCTION OPTION CODE IO6 OR UY4 THAT DEFAULTS TO WEST VIRGINIA INSTEAD OF VIRGINIA ON A MANUAL ENTRY. GENERAL MOTORS ENGINEERING IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A SOLUTION FOR THIS CONCERN. |
| PIC6173A | 2017-05-05. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 19, 2016, THE FOLLOWING BRAKE COMPONENTS FOR THE CHEVROLET VOLT AND THE CHEVROLET MALBU HYBRID ARE BEING PLACED ON RESTRICTION THROUGH THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE BOOSTER & CONTROL MODULE, BRAKE MODULATION VALVE, AND ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE ARE NOW ON PARTS RESTRICTION. DEALER WILL NEED TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. |
| PIC6161A | 2017-05-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE UNWANTED ENGINE FLAIRS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT STEADY STATE SPEED OR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING. DEALER SHOULD COMMUNICATE TO THE CUSTOMER THIS BEHAVIOR IS A NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 5ET50/MKV DRIVE UNIT. |
| PIC6130A | 2017-05-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE ACCESSORY POWER MODULE IS BEING PLACED ON PART RESTRICTION. DEALER WILL NEED TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR PART REPLACEMENT AUTHORIZATION. |
| PIC6073C | 2017-05-05. 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. |
| PIC5491J | 2017-05-02. 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. |
| 16-NA-127 | 2017-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. GENERAL MOTORS IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE CONCERN. UNTIL A PERMANENT SOLUTION IS CREATED, CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE ODOR SHOULD REPLACE THE CABIN FILTER WITH A CARBON CABIN FILTER. |
| PIP5380 | 2017-03-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE AN ENGINE THAT RUNS ROUGH, SHAKE AGGRESSIVELY, SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST AND/OR KNOCK AT STARTUP. TECHNICIAN WILL RUN THE VEHICLE AND MONITOR FOR MISFIRES, ROUGH RUNNING, EXCESSIVE EXHAUST SMOKE, OR KNOCK NOISE. REMOVE ALL SPARK PLUGS AND REPLACE ANY SHOWING SIGNS OF FUEL FOULING. TECHNICIAN WILL RUN THE VEHICLE TILL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THEN THE VEHICLE WILL NEED TO COLD SOAK, AFTER THAT RECHECK FOR MISFIRES, ROUGH RUNNING, AND EXCESSIVE EXHAUST SMOKE AND/OR KNOCK NOISE. IF EXCESSIVE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PERSISTS, RECORD THE RESULTS OF THE FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS IN SERVICE INFORMATION ALSO CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. IF THE MISFIRE, ROUGH RUNNING, OR KNOCK NOISE PERSISTS THEN PERFORM STRATEGY-BASED DIAGNOSTICS ON THE SYMPTOM. |
| PIP5321B | 2017-03-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THE 5ET50 ELECTRIC VARIABLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY AND COMPONENT IS BEING PLACED ON RESTRICTION THROUGH THE GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. DEALER WILL NEED TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. |
| PIC6124B | 2017-03-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THE BATTERY CHARGE MODULE IS BEING PLACED ON RESTRICTION THROUGH THE GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. DEALER WILL NEED TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. |
| 00-03-10-003U | 2017-02-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS WARRANTY ADMINISTRATION BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE TIRES SUPPLIED WITH A NEW VEHICLE ARE COVERED BY GENERAL MOTORS AGAINST DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP UNDER THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY. |
| 32340A | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. 32340A - SERVICE UPDATE (REVISED TO ADD 2016 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES). AN ENGINE MISFIRE CONDITION COULD OCCUR CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE/SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, A ROUGH OR HIGH IDLE CONDITION, AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0300 OR P050D TO SET. A SOFTWARE UPDATE IS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THIS AND ALSO A CONDITION WHERE DTCS P040B, P041B, P1427 AND P1429 MAY SET INCORRECTLY. DEALERS ARE TO REPROGRAM THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. |
| 43940 | 2017-01-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 43940 - SERVICE UPDATE. CERTAIN 2016 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET MALIBU AND 2016-2017 CHEVROLET VOLT VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE A BURR MAY BE PRESENT ON THE SPRING END WHICH IS PART OF THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THIS MAY RESULT IN AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF “PARK.” INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY IF REQUIRED. |
| PI0388F | 2017-01-19. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY; SEAT BELTS; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPOSITION THE FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH PLATE FOR CONCERNS REGARDING THE SEAT BELT WEBBING OR LATCH PLATE COMING TWISTED. |
| 10-08-110-001E | 2017-01-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE PROPER USE OF FLOOR MATS. |
| 00-03-10-006M | 2017-01-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; TIRES. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO GM DEALERS WHEN USING GM APPROVED TIRE FORCE VARIATION MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT. |
| 16-NA-219 | 2017-01-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE HMI MODULE TO CORRECT A CONDITION OF GPS INOPERATIVE, RED LINE ACROSS GPS INDICATOR OR THE LOCATION IS STUCK IN WARREN MICHIGAN. |
| 16-NA-203 | 2017-01-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ACTIVE SHUTTERS INOPERATIVE, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED |
| 16-NA-193 | 2017-01-17. Service bulletin. FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO CHECK THE GROUND CONNECTION ON A FUSE BOX CABLE THAT COULD BE CAUSING A LOSS OF PROPULSION, NO START AND/OR MULTIPLE DTC'S. |
| PIC6199 | 2016-11-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND CORRECT THE CONCERN OF A CUSTOMER THAT STATES THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO SELECT DELAYED OR DELAYED/RATE BASED CHARGING. THEY WILL ALSO STATE THAT THE BUTTONS THAT SHOW UP ON THE ENERGY SCREEN ARE GREYED OUT. INSTRUCTIONS ON PROPERLY SETTING UP LOCATION BASED CHARGING IN THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL CENTER STACK ARE PROVIDED. |
| PIC6190 | 2016-10-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON A FOAM AND CARDBOARD SHELL THAT IS FOUND IN THE VEHICLE DURING PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION. WHEN PERFORMING A PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION YOU MAY FIND A PIECE OF FOAM THAT IS SURROUNDED BY A CARDBOARD SHELL. THE COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INSTRUCTION TO PLACE THE FOAM AND CARDBOARD SHELL IN THE TIRE INFLATOR KIT. |
| PIC5374D | 2016-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF RECEIVING FREQUENT "OFF ROUTE" MESSAGES WHILE FOLLOWING TURN BY TURN (TBT) ROUTE NAVIGATION. THE TECHNICIAN IS PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESETTING THE VEHICLE COMMUNICATION INTERFACE MODULE FOR THIS CONCERN. |
| PIC5260A | 2016-10-25. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THE STEPS ON DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN. VEHICLE'S SUNROOF OPERATION INTERMITTENT, BIND, NOISE, AUTO-REVERSE, AND/OR WATER LEAKS. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.