TSB PIC5913 — Chevrolet and Pontiac Service bulletin
PIC5913 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 5 Chevrolet and Pontiac models, 1998 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Supplemental Inflatable Restraint lamp, Service Vehicle Soon lamp on and/or radio locked, possibly after module replacement. Technician will need to check for an…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years PIC5913 names
| Vehicle | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Blazer | 1998 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 1998 |
| Chevrolet Corvette | 1998 |
| Pontiac Grand Am | 1998 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1998 |
Every document filed under PIC5913
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| PIC5913 | September 19, 2013 | Service bulletin |
What PIC5913 covers
Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB PIC5913?
PIC5913 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Chevrolet and Pontiac, covering 5 Chevrolet and Pontiac models across the 1998 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Supplemental Inflatable Restraint lamp, Service Vehicle Soon lamp on and/or radio locked, possibly after module replacement. Technician will need to check for an…
Which vehicles does PIC5913 cover?
NHTSA's file names Chevrolet Blazer (1998); Chevrolet Camaro (1998); Chevrolet Corvette (1998); Pontiac Grand Am (1998); Pontiac Grand Prix (1998). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.
Is TSB PIC5913 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. PIC5913 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of PIC5913?
Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under PIC5913, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under PIC5913. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.