U0164: owner reports and bulletins

Network / communication. We haven't written the explanation for this code yet. Below is what owners and manufacturers have filed with NHTSA.

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What owners report to NHTSA

9 complaints filed with NHTSA mention U0164, 9 of them since 2015, across 8 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: electrical system.

Manufacturer service bulletins that name U0164

33 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention U0164, from 5 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • JEEP GRAND WAGONEER (2022, 2023, 2024), bulletin 10247432: Vehicle is a no crank/no start with the following DTCs, as well as a no crank/no start condition: U0164, U0140, U0151, U0155
  • CADILLAC ESCALADE (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020), bulletin 10173683: 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 Con…
  • CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020), bulletin 10173683: 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 Con…
  • GMC SIERRA 1500 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020), bulletin 10173683: 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 Con…
  • CHEVROLET SILVERADO (2017, 2018, 2019), bulletin 10144472: 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 Con…
  • GMC SIERRA (2017, 2018, 2019), bulletin 10144472: 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 Con…

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database and manufacturer communications file, snapshots September 2026. A complaint or bulletin that mentions a code is a report about that vehicle, not a statement that the code has one cause.