Chevrolet bulletin PIT6164
What it saysThis Preliminary information communicates that a vehicle may come to the dealer with a Forward Collision System Disabled message or a technician may encounter a Front View Camera Module (FVCM) that will not complete… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Chevrolet filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 13, 2024, about the forward collision avoidance. It names 1 model year (2024). 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 communicationThis Preliminary information communicates that a vehicle may come to the dealer with a Forward Collision System Disabled message or a technician may encounter a Front View Camera Module (FVCM) that will not complete the learn procedure. The tech is advised to inspect the FVCM mounting bracket for being warped. If it is found to be warped it is to be replaced.
Trouble codes it names: B1A05 all 1 read from the document itself; NHTSA’s summary names none
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT6164 | Service bulletin | Aug 13, 2024 | 11006259 | PDF, 303 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 themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 132 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 45 of them name Forward Collision Avoidance — 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.
Contining with issue referenced in 11701484. This morning (1/28/26) when leaving my home, I backed out of my driveway. Once I put the car into drive, the forward collision warning went off and locked up my car. The brakes would not release and I could not move out of the way of oncoming traffic.
2024 Chevrolet Blazer · Forward Collision Avoidance · filed with NHTSA Jan 28, 2026 · ODI 11713861
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 forward collision avoidance
Source: same model, same component group8 other manufacturer communications filed against the Chevrolet Blazer under the same component group (forward collision avoidance), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25-NA-118 | Service bulletin | May 8, 2025 | This service bulletin provides information for the technicians to use a Customer Concern Verification sheet to facilitate the questions need… |
| 25-NA-060 | Service bulletin | Mar 11, 2025 | This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Diagnostic Aid - Super Cruise Unavailable. |
| 24-NA-034 | Service bulletin | Oct 12, 2024 | This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Grunt Noise with Adaptive Cruise or One-Pedal Drive. |
| PIT5551P | Service bulletin | Oct 1, 2024 | This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braki… |
| PIT5551N | Service bulletin | Feb 21, 2024 | This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braki… |
| PIT5551M | Service bulletin | Nov 9, 2023 | This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braki… |
| PIT5551L | Service bulletin | Aug 29, 2023 | This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braki… |
| PIT5551K | Service bulletin | Jul 18, 2023 | This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braki… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Chevrolet PIT6164 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 PIT6164 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 PIT6164 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 Chevrolet Blazer. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.