2013 Chevrolet Express
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2013 Chevrolet Express Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

Out in the Lynn Ranch neighborhood in Thousand Oaks, a woman flagged me down at the CVS parking lot. She'd already verified my BSIS license, LCO 6792, before she even called. Her last locksmith had no license at all. She figured that out when his receipt had no company name, no license number, and a phone number that went dead a week later. She wasn't doing that again.

She needed a spare transponder key for her 2013 Chevrolet Express cargo van. Work vehicle. One key to her name.

I pulled the Strattec 5928818 blank, cut it on the truck, and connected to the BCM through the OBD-II port. NASTF access gave me the factory security PIN through authorized channels, so the PK3+ relearn went clean the first time. No workarounds, no leftover DTCs sitting in the body control module. The whole thing took maybe 12 minutes.

She watched me work from outside the van, arms crossed, checking everything. When both keys started the engine and the SECURITY light cycled off clean on each one, she relaxed a little. Then she asked for a receipt. A real one.

I handed her a receipt with my company name, my license number, my phone number. She looked at it, folded it, and put it in her wallet like it mattered. It did.

You can look up LCO 6792 on the BSIS website right now. Public record.

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