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Cadillac Elr 2011–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIP5267A · NHTSA communication 10164765 · issued Aug 13, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2016
model years
13
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Check Engine Lamp or Service Vehicle Soon lamp on after charging. If the technician finds Diagnostic Trouble Codes P16C4 or P16C5 set in history, the Hybrid Powertrain Control Module will need to be reprogrammed. If the Diagnostic Trouble Codes are current or return and the Hybrid Powertrain Control Module and the Battery Charger Control Module have the current calibrations then processed to follow published Service Information diagnostics. This may lead to Battery Charger Control M

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.