GMC bulletin PIT6203A
What it saysThis Preliminary Information communicates a possible momentary flicker or flash of the LED headlamps or DRLs. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
GMC filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Sep 9, 2024, about the exterior lighting. 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 a possible momentary flicker or flash of the LED headlamps or DRLs.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT6203A | Service bulletin | Sep 9, 2024 | 11007580 | PDF, 23 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 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 206 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 159 of them name Exterior Lighting — 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.
LED headlamps on both sides of vehicle routinely "flicker" / "blink". The effect is such that oncoming traffic assumes you are "flashing" them or "high beaming" them. Have had several encounters with motorists honking at me or yelling as I pass by. I was also break checked by a vehicle in front of me on the highway when driving at night.
2024 GMC Canyon · Exterior Lighting · filed with NHTSA Aug 6, 2024
Headlights blink or flicker off and on. Both will do it but not at same time. Seems to be only low beams and happens driving or parked. Have been to dealer and they saw it happening.
2024 GMC Canyon · Exterior Lighting · filed with NHTSA Aug 6, 2024
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 group8 other manufacturer communications filed against the GMC Canyon under the same component group (exterior lighting), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| PIT6203 | Service bulletin | Sep 6, 2024 | This Preliminary Information communicates a possible momentart flicker or flash of the LED headlamps or DRLs. |
| PIP5843D | Service bulletin | Mar 6, 2024 | This Preliminary information communicates to the dealers information related to a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated During Cold A… |
| PIP5863B | Service bulletin | Mar 5, 2024 | This Preliminary information communicates to dealers? information related to a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated due to a U0672 s… |
| 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. |
| PIP4964E | Service bulletin | Oct 16, 2023 | This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction… |
| PIP5843C | Service bulletin | Jun 20, 2023 | This Preliminary information communicates to the dealers information related to a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated During Cold A… |
| 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. |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for GMC, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is GMC PIT6203A 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 PIT6203A 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 PIT6203A cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 GMC Canyon. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.