TSB PIT6261 — Chevrolet Service bulletin

PIT6261 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Chevrolet Cobalt, 2016–2017 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 This Preliminary information communicates to dealers GM is working on a solution for outdated Apps

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
2Model years

Vehicles and model years PIT6261 names

VehicleModel years
Chevrolet Cobalt 2016, 2017

Every document filed under PIT6261

Document IDFiledType
PIT6261 December 4, 2024 Service bulletin
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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB PIT6261?

PIT6261 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Chevrolet, covering the Chevrolet Cobalt across the 2016–2017 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This Preliminary information communicates to dealers GM is working on a solution for outdated Apps

Which vehicles does PIT6261 cover?

NHTSA's file names Chevrolet Cobalt (2016–2017). 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 PIT6261 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. PIT6261 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 PIT6261?

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 PIT6261, 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 PIT6261. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.