{"nhtsa_id":10112980,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-08-15","date":"2013-04-18","document_id":"PIC5520G","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY","mfr_system":null,"summary":"This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Drive Motor Generator Battery Module and Drive Motor Generator Battery Sections for the 2012 - 2013 Buick LaCrosse, Buick Regal, and 2012 - 2013 Chevrolet Malibu ECO with eAssist are being placed on restriction through the General Motors Technical Assistance Center. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10112980-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10112980-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10112980","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"hybrid-ev","name":"Hybrid and electric drive","parent":null},{"id":"battery","name":"12-volt battery","parent":"electrical"},{"id":"traction-battery","name":"High-voltage battery","parent":"hybrid-ev"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BUICK","model":"LACROSSE","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_buick_lacrosse","2013_buick_lacrosse"]},{"make":"BUICK","model":"REGAL","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_buick_regal","2013_buick_regal"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"MALIBU","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_chevrolet_malibu"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}