U0073 on Chevrolet vehicles
U0073 is named on 18 Chevrolet model years (2016–2023): 74 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Suburban, Tahoe, Silverado, Silverado 2500HD, Trax and 1 more.
Which Chevrolet model years name U0073
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Chevrolet Suburban | Equipment | 9 | — |
| 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe | Equipment | 9 | — |
| 2020 Chevrolet Silverado | Electrical System | 6 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Suburban | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | 6 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe | Equipment | 6 | — |
| 2017 Chevrolet Silverado | Electrical System | 5 | — |
| 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD | Electrical System | 4 | — |
| 2019 Chevrolet Suburban | Equipment | 4 | — |
| 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe | Electrical System | 4 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Silverado | Equipment | 4 | — |
| 2017 Chevrolet Trax | Electrical System | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 Chevrolet Trax | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Trax | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2016 Chevrolet Trax | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2020 Chevrolet Suburban | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2020 Chevrolet Trax | Electrical System | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 Chevrolet Malibu | Power Train | — | 1 |
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.
What Chevrolet owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The diagnostic machine retrieved DTC: U0073, P0700, P25A2, U0101,U0129,U0146, U18D5, U18D7, U2413, U0073-00, U0100-00, U0140-00, U0151-00, U026A-00, U0420-00 and U0100
Code U0073 "Control Module Communication Bus 'A' Off” appeared with at home OBD2 scanner
Chevrolet filings that name U0073
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Chevrolet filed with NHTSA whose summary names U0073. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- PIT5405C Service bulletin2017-01-27 · Steering — Electric Power Assist System
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a reduced or loss of power steering assist, steering wheel jerks or kicks back when turning, Service Stabilitrak message with warning chime, engine stall, Instrument Panel Cluster going blank or inoperative, radio/Integrated Center Stack going blank, Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning going blank,
- PIT5586 Service bulletin2017-10-02 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- This Preliminary information communicates a customer concern ofIPC gauges inoperative or fluctuate, No Start,No Crank,SIR Light / Service Airbag Message, Service Suspension Message,Radio display blank, Steering Wheel Controls (SWC) not illuminated, Turn Signal no audible feedback,HVAC controls inoperative. During diagnostics a technician may find any of the following DTC's: B1011, B1370, B3980, U0
- PIT5586A Service bulletin2018-03-27 · Suspension
- This Preliminary information communicates a customer concern ofIPC gauges inoperative or fluctuate, No Start,No Crank,SIR Light / Service Airbag Message, Service Suspension Message,Radio display blank, Steering Wheel Controls (SWC) not illuminated, Turn Signal no audible feedback,HVAC controls inoperative. During diagnostics a technician may find any of the following DTC's: B1011, B1370, B3980, U0
- PIT5586D Service bulletin2020-03-11 · Electrical System
- This Preliminary information communicates a customer concern of IPC gauges inoperative or fluctuate, No Start, No Crank, SIR Light / Service Airbag Message, Service Suspension Message, Radio display blank, Steering Wheel Controls (SWC) not illuminated, Turn Signal no audible feedback, HVAC controls inoperative. During diagnostics a technician may find any of the following DTC's: B1011, B1370, B398
- PIT5586E Service bulletin2020-10-01 · Electrical System
- This Preliminary information communicates a customer concern of IPC gauges inoperative or fluctuate, No Start, No Crank, SIR Light / Service Airbag Message, Service Suspension Message, Radio display blank, Steering Wheel Controls (SWC) not illuminated, Turn Signal no audible feedback, HVAC controls inoperative. During diagnostics a technician may find any of the following DTC's: B1011, B1370, B398
- PIT5713 Service bulletin2019-09-30 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This Preliminary information communicates an issue with the engine wiring harness shorting at the left front cylinder head causing any of the following issues: - IPC gauges sweeping while driving - Several IPC warning messages and MIL displayed - Any combination of the following DTC's: U0073 U0100 u0101 u0121 u0128 U0129 u0131 U0140 U0146 U0422 U2413 P0107 P0641 C2A07
- PIT5586B Service bulletin2018-08-27 · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
- This Preliminary information communicates a customer concern ofIPC gauges inoperative or fluctuate, No Start,No Crank,SIR Light / Service Airbag Message, Service Suspension Message,Radio display blank, Steering Wheel Controls (SWC) not illuminated, Turn Signal no audible feedback,HVAC controls inoperative. During diagnostics a technician may find any of the following DTC's: B1011, B1370, B3980, U0
- PIT5586C Service bulletin2019-06-24 · Equipment — Electrical
- This Preliminary information communicates a customer concern of IPC gauges inoperative or fluctuate, No Start, No Crank, SIR Light / Service Airbag Message, Service Suspension Message, Radio display blank, Steering Wheel Controls (SWC) not illuminated, Turn Signal no audible feedback, HVAC controls inoperative. During diagnostics a technician may find any of the following DTC's: B1011, B1370, B398
- 19NA068 Service bulletin2019-04-04 · Electrical System
- This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illuminated, intermittent service messages, and technician finding DTC?s U0073, U0121, U0100 and/or U0101 set.
- 19NA068 Service bulletin2019-11-12 · Electrical System
- This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illuminated, intermittent service messages, Erratic Gauges and technician finding DTCs U0073, U0121, U0100 and/or U0101 set.
- 19NA068 Service bulletin2020-07-15 · Equipment
- This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illuminated, intermittent service messages, Erratic Gauges and technician finding DTCs U0073, U0121, U0100 and/or U0101 set.
What U0073 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIU0073 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
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.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs U0073 a known problem on Chevrolet vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 74 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports naming U0073 on 18 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 U0073 appear on most?
2017 Suburban (9 documents), 2017 Tahoe (9 documents), 2020 Silverado (6 documents).
Does U0073 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.