Brightdrop service campaign N242436180
What it saysCertain vehicles may require vehicle software updates. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Brightdrop filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Jul 17, 2024, about the electrical system. It names 1 model year (2023). A service campaign is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationPicked out of NHTSA’s summary below, word for word. The document itself is the record, and the dealer checks the VIN.
Certain vehicles may require vehicle software updates. Dealers will update the Serial Data Gateway Module and the Radio software.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N242436180 | Service campaign | Jul 17, 2024 | 11004886 | PDF, 633 KB |
What the document itself lists
The manufacturer titles it “N242436180 - Service Update”.
Labour operations and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 9107347 | Verified Module Software or Calibration Level: Module Is Programmed with Same Level… | 0.2 hrs |
| 9107348 | Serial Data Gateway Module and Radio Reprogramming with SPS and USB | 1.3 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (9 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Brightdrop’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote.
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themAlso filed against: 2023 Brightdrop 600 Elcv.
None of these model years has a page on this site (it covers EPA-certified cars, trucks and SUVs from 2016), so the bulletin is listed here on its own.
More bulletins about the electrical system
Source: same model, same component group3 other manufacturer communications filed against the Brightdrop 600 Elcv under the same component group (electrical system), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| N262565450 | Service campaign | Oct 26, 2026 | Customer Satisfaction Program. Certain vehicles listed above may have a condition in which remanufactured high voltage battery packs were b… |
| N252529080 | Service campaign | Apr 1, 2026 | Service Update. Certain vehicles listed above may be missing a high voltage header plug on the RESS battery pack drive motor connector. Dea… |
| GENERAL COMMUNICATION | Service campaign | Aug 26, 2024 | Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles. It provides the ability via a single selection within Tec… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Brightdrop, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Brightdrop N242436180 a recall?
No. A service campaign is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is the N242436180 repair free?
A service campaign is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does N242436180 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2023 Brightdrop 600 Elcv. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.