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Chevrolet Sonic 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12289 · NHTSA communication 10246669 · issued Nov 1, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service Update for Inventory and Customer Vehicles Starter Motor Damage Due to Positive Battery Cable and Starter Solenoid Terminal Contact Expires with Base Warranty (U.S. Vehicles Only)

Vehicles covered

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.