GM over-the-air update 653.30
What it saysImproves how center display adjusts to lighting changes. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
GM filed this with NHTSA as an over-the-air update dated Jan 27, 2026, received Oct 1, 2025 — 6 documents under this number. It names 8 model years across Chevrolet and GMC (2024–2025). An over-the-air update 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.
One page for every brand it was filed under. Each brand’s bulletins: Chevrolet · GMC.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication• Improves how center display adjusts to lighting changes. • Improved warnings when a key is missing. • Better tuning for interior lighting in Stealth mode. • Improvements to automatic low beam headlamp logic. • Smoother dimming and transitions from day to night. • Improves Check Engine Light accuracy. • Improves behavior of aero shutter system in freezing temperatures. • Fixes to help prevent erroneous collision calls. • Fixes to address issues with OnStar stolen vehicle responses. • Improvements to performance of software updates and connectivity. • Fixes to help prevent battery drain. • Fixes to responsiveness issues with Wi-Fi, Navigation, Super Cruise, and OnStar. • Improvements to software updates. • Improvements to OnStar emergency calls. • Fixes to address cellular connectivity issues. • Fixes calculation of vehicle brake pad life to address inaccurate status shown on center display. During the update process, your radio may stay on up to 5 minutes after you exit the vehicle. This is expected behavior when an update package is onboard the vehicle. Do not service your vehicle during installation. If you are not using your vehicle's built-in 4G LTE connection, then applicable data rates apply.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 653.30 | Over-the-air update | Jan 27, 2026 | 11027916 | PDF, 105 KB |
| 653.30 | Over-the-air update | Nov 13, 2025 | 11025924 | PDF, 94 KB |
| 653.30 | Over-the-air update | Oct 20, 2025 | 11024668 | PDF, 98 KB |
| 653.30 | Over-the-air update | Oct 13, 2025 | 11024656 | PDF, 94 KB |
| 653.30 | Over-the-air update | Oct 13, 2025 | 11024648 | PDF, 107 KB |
| 653.30 | Over-the-air update | Sep 30, 2025 | 11023424 | PDF, 93 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.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themChevrolet 6 model years
Also filed against model years this site has no page for: 2025 Chevrolet Brightdrop 400; 2025 Chevrolet Brightdrop 600.
GMC 2 model years
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 6 model years this bulletin names have filed 873 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
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.
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is GM 653.30 a recall?
No. A over-the-air update 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 653.30 repair free?
A over-the-air update 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 653.30 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 8 model years across 2 brands (Chevrolet and GMC): 2025 Chevrolet Blazer, 2025 Chevrolet Equinox, 2024 Chevrolet Equinox, 2024 Chevrolet Traverse, 2024 GMC Acadia, 2024 GMC Hummer EV and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.