TSB PIC6522 — Chevrolet Service bulletin

PIC6522 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Chevrolet Corvette, 1997–2002 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. This Preliminary Information communicates diagnostic information to dealership techs to assist them in diagnosing either a "Service Column Lock" or a "Pull Key, Wait 10 Seconds" message on the DIC.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
6Model years

Vehicles and model years PIC6522 names

VehicleModel years
Chevrolet Corvette 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Every document filed under PIC6522

Document IDFiledType
PIC6522 October 5, 2023 Service bulletin

What PIC6522 covers

Steering — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB PIC6522?

PIC6522 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Chevrolet, covering the Chevrolet Corvette across the 1997–2002 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This Preliminary Information communicates diagnostic information to dealership techs to assist them in diagnosing either a "Service Column Lock" or a "Pull Key, Wait 10 Seconds" message on the DIC.

Which vehicles does PIC6522 cover?

NHTSA's file names Chevrolet Corvette (1997–2002). 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 PIC6522 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. PIC6522 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 PIC6522?

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 PIC6522, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

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 PIC6522. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.