Chevrolet Equinox 2006 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin GCUS-9-1506 · NHTSA communication 10079724 · issued Jan 13, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2006
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
15236 - special coverage. Vehicles may have been built with front seat heater mat elements (seat cushion or back rest) that may overheat. If a seat heater mat element overheats, it may produce visible and localized heat damage to the seat cover and potentially damage the occupants clothing. If the element fails completely (due to melting or fatigue) the circuit will open, rendering the seat heater inoperative. If the condition occurs within the stated terms, dealers are to inspect and repair back heater and/or cushion heater as necessary.
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.