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Service bulletin 16-NA-146

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10081340
Published by NHTSA2016-10-03
Manufacturer's number16-NA-146
Manufacturer's date2016-05-05
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE

NHTSA's summary

THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO INSPECT ALL FOUR OF THE LIFT GATE MOUNTING BRACKETS AND REPLACE BRACKETS IF NECESSARY TO CORRECT A CUSTOMER CONCERN THAT AFTER OPENING THE POWER LIFT GATE, IT WILL NOT STAY IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION AND MAY DRIFT DOWN A FEW INCHES BEFORE COMING TO A REST CAUSED BY TO AN INCORRECT BALL STUD STRUT BRACKET BEING INSTALLED DURING ASSEMBLY.

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET EQUINOX2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
GMC TERRAIN2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20130712013-03-05. Structure

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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