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Buick Century 2000–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIC3718E · NHTSA communication 10112664 · issued Dec 13, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2000–2013
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles may have a no power or no connect concern. Technician will find that the OnStar led is red and Diagnostic Trouble Code U1500 is set. Technician will need to replace the Vehicle Communication Interface Module if the Station Identification number falls in the ranges 14,000,000 - 16,000,000 or 22,000,000 - 23,200,000.

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.