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Chevrolet Cobalt 2003–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIC3843E · NHTSA communication 10137517 · issued Apr 24, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2003–2010
model years
22
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer to disconnectthe IPC from BCM before programming will force the BCM to prompt the technician to enter the mileage during programming.

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.