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Diagnostic trouble code

B3926

0 owner reports and 242 manufacturer filings across 93 model years from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC.

Body Manufacturer-specific 242 manufacturer filings

Where B3926 shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reportsParts
2022 GMC TerrainEquipment9—
2022 Chevrolet MalibuElectrical System7—Battery →
2021 Chevrolet MalibuElectrical System7—Battery →
2020 Chevrolet MalibuElectrical System7—Battery →
2019 Chevrolet MalibuElectrical System7—Battery →
2020 Buick EnvisionElectrical System6—Battery →
2019 Buick EnvisionElectrical System6—Battery →
2022 Chevrolet EquinoxElectrical System6—Battery →
2021 Chevrolet EquinoxEngine6—
2020 Chevrolet EquinoxElectrical System6—Battery →
2019 Chevrolet EquinoxElectrical System6—Battery →
2018 Chevrolet EquinoxElectrical System6—Battery →
2021 GMC TerrainElectrical System6—Battery →
2020 GMC TerrainElectrical System6—Battery →
2019 GMC TerrainElectrical System6—Battery →
2018 GMC TerrainElectrical System6—Battery →
2022 GMC AcadiaElectrical System5—Battery →
2021 GMC AcadiaEquipment5—
2020 GMC AcadiaElectrical System5—Battery →
2019 GMC AcadiaElectrical System5—Battery →
2023 Chevrolet EquinoxElectrical System4—Battery →
2023 Chevrolet MalibuEquipment4—
2023 GMC AcadiaElectrical System4—Battery →
2023 GMC TerrainElectrical System3—Battery →
2024 Buick EnclaveElectrical System2—Battery →

Showing the 25 model years where B3926 appears most; it is on file for 93 in total.

A model year appears here because the code is named in its record, not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are mentions in the federal files, not failure rates — nobody publishes the denominator.

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B3926 by make

The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name B3926 on that maker’s vehicles.

Chevrolet 43GMC 16Cadillac 21Buick 13

What it gets filed under

Electrical System 164 Engine 48 Equipment 30

242 manufacturer filings name B3926. Start with what the maker wrote down.

A code names the test that failed, not the part. A bulletin that names it is often a diagnosis someone has already written down — quote its number at the service desk.

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Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names B3926.

What B3926 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

B3926 is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 3, 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. It is the starting point of a diagnosis, not its conclusion — the same code has several possible causes and the cheap one is not always right.

From here

Common questions about B3926

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Why does this page not define B3926?

Because it cannot be defined honestly. The second character of a trouble code says who owns its meaning, and a 1 or a 3 hands that to the manufacturer. Sites that print one definition for a manufacturer-specific code are showing you one automaker's meaning and hoping it is yours.

Can I keep driving with B3926 stored?

Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light means a fault was logged and the car should be checked soon; a flashing light means a severe misfire — slow down and get it seen as soon as possible, because severe misfire can quickly damage the catalytic converter. The safe read of this page is the mileage and the components, not permission.

Does a code mean the car is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN, and none of them are triggered by a scan tool. If you want to know whether an open recall applies to one specific vehicle, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — that is the only source that settles it.

Why do the counts here differ from other sites?

Because these are not estimates. Every number on this page is a count of documents in NHTSA's own files: manufacturer communications that name the code in their filed summary, and owner complaints that name it in the narrative. We do not model, weight or extrapolate them.

Will clearing the code fix it?

Clearing turns the light off and erases the freeze-frame data a technician would have used to work out what happened. If the condition is still there the code returns, usually within a few drive cycles, and the diagnosis now starts from less information than before.