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Buick Cascada 2000–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIC4935F · NHTSA communication 10113454 · issued Feb 24, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2000–2017
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to help the dealership technicians perform a parasitic drain test for the OnStar module. When performing battery parasitic drain test, there may be some confusion as to what the normal power consumption reading should be from the OnStar system.

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.