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Buick Century 1994–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIC4696E · NHTSA communication 10168979 · issued Nov 22, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1994–2002
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to contact the radio unlock center to retrieve the unlock code from the scrambled code. The PI update to version D is to advise the unlock procedure is temporarily unavailable. E version update is to add administrative details.

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.