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Buick Allure 2000–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIC-5050-A · NHTSA communication 10078734 · issued Apr 19, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2000–2016
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This preliminary information communication advises the technician the steps on repairing the concern. A customer may identify a concern of unable to reactivate a vehicle's onstar that has been previously disabled by onstar. Dealer is to call general motors technical assistance center for further assistance if the concern is still present.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.