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B101D on Chevrolet vehicles

B101D is named on 78 Chevrolet model years (2016–2023): 208 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Spark, Volt, Cruze, Equinox, Express and 18 more.

Body 78 model years 208 manufacturer filings 1 owner report

Which Chevrolet model years name B101D

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 Chevrolet SparkElectrical System8—
2017 Chevrolet SparkElectrical System6—
2016 Chevrolet VoltElectrical System51
2016 Chevrolet CruzeElectrical System5—
2016 Chevrolet EquinoxElectrical System5—
2016 Chevrolet ExpressElectrical System5—
2016 Chevrolet ImpalaElectrical System5—
2016 Chevrolet MalibuElectrical System5—
2016 Chevrolet SSElectrical System5—
2016 Chevrolet TraverseElectrical System5—
2016 Chevrolet CamaroElectrical System4—
2016 Chevrolet City Express Cargo VanElectrical System4—
2016 Chevrolet ColoradoElectrical System4—
2016 Chevrolet CorvetteElectrical System4—
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HDElectrical System4—
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HDElectrical System4—
2016 Chevrolet SonicElectrical System4—
2016 Chevrolet SuburbanElectrical System4—
2016 Chevrolet TahoeElectrical System4—
2016 Chevrolet TraxElectrical System4—
2019 Chevrolet BlazerElectrical System3—
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EVElectrical System3—
2017 Chevrolet CamaroElectrical System3—
2017 Chevrolet ColoradoElectrical System3—
2017 Chevrolet CorvetteElectrical System3—
2017 Chevrolet CruzeElectrical System3—
2017 Chevrolet EquinoxElectrical System3—
2017 Chevrolet ExpressElectrical System3—
2017 Chevrolet ImpalaElectrical System3—
2017 Chevrolet MalibuElectrical System3—
2017 Chevrolet SSElectrical System3—
2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HDElectrical System3—
2017 Chevrolet SonicElectrical System3—
2017 Chevrolet TraverseElectrical System3—
2017 Chevrolet TraxElectrical System3—
2017 Chevrolet VoltElectrical System3—
2023 Chevrolet BlazerElectrical System2—
2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUVElectrical System2—
2023 Chevrolet Bolt EVBack Over Prevention2—
2023 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HDBack Over Prevention2—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Electrical System 145 Equipment 38 Back Over Prevention 18 Air Bags 7
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What Chevrolet owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

B101D p1eoo P1EAC poafa B3111 U3001 U2401 U2603 U2604 U2605 U2606 U2617 U2618 U2619 U2620 U2621 U2622 U2623 U2624 P1FD1 P1FD2 P1FD3 P1FD4
2016 Chevrolet Volt Mar 20, 2026 NHTSA owner report

Chevrolet filings that name B101D

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Chevrolet filed with NHTSA whose summary names B101D. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What B101D means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

B101D is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 1, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Chevrolet and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is B101D a known problem on Chevrolet vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 208 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming B101D on 78 Chevrolet model years (2016–2023). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Chevrolet models does B101D appear on most?

2016 Spark (8 documents), 2017 Spark (6 documents), 2016 Volt (6 documents).

Does B101D on a Chevrolet mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.