2013 Chevrolet Corvette Technical Service Bulletins

1,437 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2013 Chevrolet Corvette. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10183211Oct 30, 2020Equipment, Engine cooling. This service bulletin provides information on Improved Oil Filter Gasket Design for Spin-On Oil Filters PF63, PF64 and PF48.
• 10182581Oct 29, 2020Equipment. This Preliminary Information communicates helpful information on diagnosing general customer concerns related to a power folding top.
• 10183782Oct 23, 2020Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system, Equipment. The intent of this technical bulletin is to identify aftermarket ALDL or DLC interface devices as potential sources for causing multiple customer concerns that do not have other diagnostic methods to identify them.
• 10183126Oct 23, 2020Engine. This bulletin provides information on Engine Concerns that could result from lack of scheduled maintenance, improper service or aftermarket calibrations.
• 10182564Oct 22, 2020Equipment. This Preliminary information communicates the use of air leak diagnostic test tool CH-52250 in addition to the information found in the service manual.
• 10183779Oct 21, 2020Fuel system. This bulletin provides information on the TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline Licensed Brands and the TOP TIER Diesel Fuel Licensed Brands that are recommended for use in all GM vehicles and the TOP TIER FUELS website URL.
• 10183133Oct 12, 2020Tires. This informational bulletin provides information on Characteristics of Wide Low Aspect Ratio Tires, Vehicle Pulls Left or Right, Wanders, Follows Depressions in Road Surface, Tramlining.
• 10182545Oct 8, 2020Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates information that will need to be provided to TAC to aid in diagnosing if a vehicle comes in with misfire and DTC Codes P0300 - P0308 and/or P050D
• 10181724Sep 30, 2020Equipment. This Warranty Administration bulletin provides information on Dealer Empowerment for Goodwill, Customer Enthusiasm and Policy (U.S. Only).
• 10181675Sep 29, 2020Equipment, Body and structure. This Warranty Administration bulletin provides information for dealers/Service advisors on when and how to submit a Pre-Repair Authorization (PRA) (US dealers only).
• 10180317Aug 14, 2020Tires. This Warranty Administration bulletin is for information on General Motors New Vehicle Tire Warranty Program (U.S. Dealers Only).
• 10180299Aug 5, 2020Equipment. This bulletin provides information for use on a Product Assistance Claim (PAC), which is formerly known as a Product Allegation Resolution (PAR) claim.
• 10179620Aug 3, 2020Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors Technical Assistance Center may ask for Global Diagnostic System 2 Session Log. Technician will need use Global Diagnostic System 2 to send the session logs to General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance on the vehicle in question.
• 10178949Jul 28, 2020Transmission and drivetrain, Engine. This Bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and for Dealers Required to Contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction submission, vehicle service record retention and proper handling of assembly returns for Canadian Dealers only.
• 10178387Jul 27, 2020Equipment, Engine. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about finding needle bearings during an oil change. Technician will gain access to the roller rockers to inspect them. Only replace the roller rocker that is missing needle bearings. Be sure to clean the oil drains to retrieve the needle bearings. Each roller rocker has 66 bearings.
• 10178385Jul 27, 2020Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and vent temperature.
• 10178384Jul 24, 2020Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes B3055, B3060, and/or B3935. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. If unable to duplicate the concern ask if the customer uses any Radio Frequency…
• 10178376Jul 22, 2020Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors and General Motors of Canada Company do not support cross border sales. The General Motors of Canada Customer Care Centre is the sole authorized provider of a certification confirmation letter which helps our customers identify if their vehicles meets the required USA regulatory standards necessary for importation…
• 10178370Jul 13, 2020Engine, Engine cooling, Equipment. This Preliminary information communicates the use of air leak diagnostic test tool CH-52250 in addition to the information found in the service manual.
• 10178352Jun 26, 2020Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors Technical Assistance Center may ask for Global Diagnostic System 2 Session Log. Technician will need use Global Diagnostic System 2 to send the session logs to General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance on the vehicle in question.
• 10178288Jun 23, 2020Transmission and drivetrain. This bulletin provides information on Policies Applicable to All U.S. Dealers for Engine and Transmission Assembly Replacement Under Warranty, Policy or Customer Enthusiasm and information on Submission of Warranty Transaction in Global Warranty Management.
• 10178333Jun 17, 2020Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a belt squeak noise and/or a crankshaft balancer appears to be out of balance or wobbling while watching it with the engine running. Technician will need to check crankshaft balancer run out. If the balancer run out is greater than 0.40mm, replace the crankshaft balancer.
• 10178306Jun 5, 2020Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors and General Motors of Canada Company do not support cross border sales. The General Motors of Canada Customer Care Centre is the sole authorized provider of a certification confirmation letter which helps our customers identify if their vehicles meets the required USA regulatory standards necessary for importation…
• 10178292Jun 5, 2020Steering. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to eliminate a power steering noise due to extremely low temperatures.
• 10178291Jun 2, 2020Equipment. This Warranty Administration bulletin provides information on Dealer Empowerment for Goodwill, Customer Enthusiasm and Policy (U.S. Only).
• 10176647May 27, 2020Equipment, Electrical system. This informational bulletin includes information on Interior Cleaning - Instrument Panel (IP), Hard or Plastic Surfaces, Seats, Carpet, Leather, Vinyl, Fabric Cleaner, Stain Remover, Restorer - Product Availability.
• 10176326May 21, 2020Engine. This Preliminary information communicates information that will need to be provided to TAC to aid in diagnosing if a vehicle comes in with misfire and DTC Codes P0300 - P0308 and/or P050D
• 10176649May 20, 2020Electrical system. This informational bulletin provides information for the IPC odometer programming method quick reference guide.
• 10176607May 8, 2020Equipment, Engine, Fuel system. This technical bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains how Top Tier fuels should be used to reduce carbon build-up.
• 10176310May 8, 2020Fuel system. This Preliminary information communicates the use of Winter grade fuel during the warm months of 2020 and the potential rivability issues that it can cause. The ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused significant reductions in driving and fuel use. Due to the surplus of winter grade fuel sitting in storage (pipelines/stations) the EPA is waiving the fuel vapor requirement. This will extend the use of…
• 10176309May 8, 2020Electrical system, Transmission and drivetrain. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the customer may experience a 2-3 slip or flare after the vehicle has been sitting for a period of time. Technician can update the Transmission Control Module if working on a model year 2007. On all other model years dealer should communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle.
• 10176644May 7, 2020Equipment. This informational bulletin provides the dealership with how to prep a vehicle for delivery to the customer to aid in higher CSi scores.
• 10176646May 6, 2020Equipment, Electrical system. This informational bulletin includes information on Interior Cleaning - Instrument Panel (IP), Hard or Plastic Surfaces, Seats, Carpet, Leather, Vinyl, Fabric Cleaner, Stain Remover, Restorer - Product Availability.
• 10176300May 5, 2020Equipment, Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates the use of air leak diagnostic test tool CH-52250 in addition to the information found in the service manual.
• 10175850Apr 29, 2020Tires, Equipment. This Warranty Administration bulletin is for information on General Motors New Vehicle Tire Warranty Program (U.S. Dealers Only).
• 10175853Apr 28, 2020Equipment. This informational bulletin includes information on Interior Cleaning - Instrument Panel (IP), Hard or Plastic Surfaces, Seats, Carpet, Leather, Vinyl, Fabric Cleaner, Stain Remover, Restorer - Product Availability.
• 10174861Apr 27, 2020Engine cooling, Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes B3055, B3060, and/or B3935. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. If unable to duplicate the concern ask if the customer uses any Radio Frequency…
• 10175855Apr 14, 2020Equipment, Body and structure. This preliminary informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel which may be helpful when addressing underbody component corrosion with customers.
• 10175852Apr 3, 2020Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on interior cleaning products and what is offered to clean the interiors of GM vehicles.
• 10174304Mar 31, 2020Equipment. This warranty administration bulletin explains to the technician that when using wiring repair labor operations, additional information may be needed when submitting Global Warranty transactions when doing wiring repairs.
• 10174302Mar 20, 2020Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on interior cleaning products and what is offered to clean the interiors of GM vehicles.
• 10174303Mar 18, 2020Equipment. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information for courtesy transportation and roadside assistance programs.
• 10174299Mar 6, 2020Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on When and How to Submit a Field Product Report (FPR) (U.S. Dealers Only).
• 10174300Mar 4, 2020Tires. This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Use of Nitrogen Gas in Tires.
• 10173416Feb 28, 2020Engine, Equipment. This informational bulletin explains Unscheduled Supplemental Services (including Flushing Services and Additives) and the Proper use of GM Simplified Maintenance Schedules.
• 10173398Feb 28, 2020Engine, Equipment. This diagnostic tip provides additional information on how to diagnose a possible valve, lifter or camshaft issue.
• 10173414Feb 26, 2020Tires, Equipment. This warranty administration bulletin provides information on the tires supplied with a new vehicle are covered by General Motors against defects in material or workmanship under the Bumper-to-Bumper New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
• 10172890Feb 18, 2020Electrical system. This SKU is an EGR Valve. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect the electrical leads in the motor. The leads may become worn leading to voltage spikes which can cause a fault and engine light to come one; voltage spikes may also cause performance issues from misfiring.
• 10172773Feb 14, 2020Equipment. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information to cover GMs policy on performing GM covered vehicle services and maintenance on vehicles originating/sold in Canada.
• 10172888Feb 12, 2020Electrical system. This SKU is an HVAC Air Door Actuator. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect the housing. There may be a gap between the 2 halves of the housing causing the actuator to bind and a loss of HVAC air door control. Loss of HVAC air door control can lead to discomfort as it may be stuck in a single orientation.

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