Chevrolet bulletin PIT6271
What it saysThis preliminary information discusses trailer lighting inoperative after a hitch is installed. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Chevrolet filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Oct 29, 2024, received Dec 5, 2024, about the exterior lighting. It names 1 model year (2025). 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 discusses trailer lighting inoperative after a hitch is installed.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT6271 | Service bulletin | Oct 29, 2024 | 11011482 |
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 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 391 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
When activating the blinker to make a right turn, after completing the turn the blinker turns off, but the force causes the lever to drop far enough that the left blinker activates. Since I've had the vehicle (about 8 months total), I notice this happen more than half the time I use the right blinker.
2025 Chevrolet Equinox · Exterior Lighting · filed with NHTSA Jun 16, 2025
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 exterior lighting
Source: same model, same component group5 other manufacturer communications filed against the Chevrolet Equinox under the same component group (exterior lighting), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25-NA-075 | Service bulletin | Mar 29, 2025 | This bulletin has Information on Parking Light Headlamps. |
| 25-NA-024 | Service bulletin | Feb 7, 2025 | This informational bulletin provides information on Trailer Lighting Inoperative After Accessory Hitch Installed. |
| 01-08-42-001Q | Service bulletin | Jan 27, 2025 | This service bulletin provides information on Exterior Lamp Condensation and Water Leak Information and Replacement Guidelines. |
| 02-08-42-001J | Service bulletin | Jan 12, 2024 | This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Headlamp, Tail Lamp, License Lamp or Fog/Driving Lamp Damage. |
| 01-08-42-001P | Service bulletin | May 3, 2023 | This service bulletin provides information on Exterior Lamp Condensation and Water Leak Information and Replacement Guidelines. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Chevrolet PIT6271 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 PIT6271 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.
Which vehicles does PIT6271 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2025 Chevrolet Equinox. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.