Subject: | OnStarĀ® Reactivation For Daily Rental Vehicles Purchased at Auction |
Models: | All OnStar equipped rental vehicles |
The following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the symptom(s) described in this PI.
This message deals with notification regarding daily rental vehicles purchased from auctions. This specifically involves vehicles with active systems and remaining OnStarĀ® service (first year of service has not expired). These vehicles will require special handling in order for retail customers to obtain OnStarĀ® service.
When an OnStarĀ® keypress is made a message that "this service is not available for rental customers" may be heard.
To obtain OnStarĀ® service for new retail customers on these vehicles, dealers must call the OnStarĀ® Dealer Center (1-888-OnStar1, or 1-888-667-8271). Explain to the advisor that you are enrolling a retail customer in an OnStarĀ® equipped vehicle that was previously in daily rental service. The OnStarĀ® advisor will transfer the vehicle out of a "rental account type" and into a "retail account type". This will enable the customer to have access to all applicable OnStarĀ® safety and/or navigation services.
If the first year of OnStarĀ® service has expired and the system has been deactivated, normal OnStarĀ® reactivation procedures should be followed. Please do not contact OnStarĀ® by way of an Emergency Button Press from the vehicle, to handle this transaction.
Please follow this diagnostic or repair process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed.