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Buick bulletin N23-240942

What it says'(There may be future updates under this same release number.) Your Buick Envision keeps getting better. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Buick filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 16, 2023, received Aug 25, 2023, about the seats. It names 1 model year (2022). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.

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What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

'(There may be future updates under this same release number.) Your Buick Envision keeps getting better. This software update includes the following, if your vehicle is equipped: Refinements: •Updates made to improve the Automated Heated Seat functionality. •Updates made to the overall vehicle software update process. •Updates made to improve the liftgate functionality. •Updates made to improve connectivity within Apple CarPlay. •A variety of other minor software updates to make your driving and in-vehicle experience better. Better Never Stops™

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Aug 16, 2023 Received by NHTSA Aug 25, 2023 Components Seats, Electrical System, Equipment, Structure

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
N23-240942Service bulletinAug 16, 202310241225PDF, 94 KB

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.

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Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 11 of them name Electrical System — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.

The contact owns a 2022 Buick Envision. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the instrument panel went black and the speedometer, direction light, gear, fuel gauge, and temperature gauge were not visible. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the instrument panel needed to be replaced.

2022 Buick Envision · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Aug 19, 2026 · ODI 11757902

A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.

More bulletins about the seats

Source: same model, same component group

4 other manufacturer communications filed against the Buick Envision under the same component group (seats), newest first.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
PIT6180Service bulletinAug 13, 2024This Preliminary information communicates assistance in locating the Rear seat belt comfort guides in the parts catalog.
06-00-89-029VService bulletinMay 1, 2024This service bulletin includes information on Interior Cleaning - Instrument Panel (IP), Hard or Plastic Surfaces, Seats, Carpet, Leather, V…
N23-240855Service bulletinAug 22, 2023(There may be future updates under this same release number.) Your Buick Envision keeps getting better. This software update includes the f…
N23-241027Service bulletinAug 21, 2023'(There may be future updates under this same release number.) Your Buick Envision keeps getting better. This software update includes the…

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Buick N23-240942 a recall?

No. A service bulletin 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, or on its page here.

Is the N23-240942 repair free?

Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every GM warranty extension on file lists the ones GM has filed.

Which vehicles does N23-240942 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2022 Buick Envision. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.