TSB PIT5962A — Chevrolet Service bulletin

PIT5962A is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Chevrolet Cobalt, 2011–2016 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 a GM part number for reflective high temperature heat or insulating tape when repairing wiring harnesses.

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
3Model years

Vehicles and model years PIT5962A names

VehicleModel years
Chevrolet Cobalt 2011, 2012, 2016

Every document filed under PIT5962A

Document IDFiledType
PIT5962A December 15, 2023 Service bulletin

What PIT5962A covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB PIT5962A?

PIT5962A is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Chevrolet, covering the Chevrolet Cobalt across the 2011–2016 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This Preliminary information communicates a GM part number for reflective high temperature heat or insulating tape when repairing wiring harnesses.

Which vehicles does PIT5962A cover?

NHTSA's file names Chevrolet Cobalt (2011–2012, 2016). 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 PIT5962A a recall, and is the repair free?

No. PIT5962A 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 PIT5962A?

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 PIT5962A, 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 PIT5962A. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.