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Service bulletin 16NA246

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 id10082437
Published by NHTSA2016-10-14
Manufacturer's number16NA246
Manufacturer's date2016-08-03
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON LOCATING AND RECONNECTING AIRBAG CONNECTORS THAT ARE NOT FULLY SEATED TO CORRECT A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF AN AIRBAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED, OR ONE, OR MORE, AIRBAG DTC(S) SET.

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

Air bags

Vehicles listed
BUICK CASCADA2016, 2017
BUICK ENCLAVE2016, 2017
BUICK ENCORE2016, 2017
BUICK ENVISION2016, 2017
BUICK LACROSSE2016, 2017
BUICK REGAL2016, 2017
BUICK VERANO2016, 2017
CADILLAC ATS2016, 2017
CADILLAC ATS-V2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC CT62016
CADILLAC CT6 PLUG-IN HYBRID2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC CTS2016, 2017
CADILLAC CTS-V2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ELR2016, 2017
CADILLAC ESCALADE2016, 2017
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2017
CADILLAC SRX2016
CADILLAC SRX2017
CADILLAC XT52016
CADILLAC XT52017
CADILLAC XTS2016, 2017
CHEVROLET BOLT EV2017
CHEVROLET CAMARO2016, 2017
CHEVROLET CAPRICE2016 to 2017
CHEVROLET CAPRICE POLICE PURSUIT2016 to 2017
CHEVROLET CHEVEROLET SS2016 to 2017
CHEVROLET CITY EXPRESS2016
CHEVROLET COLORADO2016, 2017
CHEVROLET CORVETTE2016, 2017
CHEVROLET CRUZE2016, 2017
CHEVROLET EQUINOX2016, 2017
CHEVROLET EXPRESS2016, 2017
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 45002016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET IMPALA2016, 2017
CHEVROLET MALIBU2016, 2017
CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID2016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET N300 MAX2017
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15002016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 25002016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 35002016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SONIC2016, 2017
CHEVROLET SPARK2016, 2017
CHEVROLET SPARK EV2016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2016, 2017
CHEVROLET TAHOE2016, 2017
CHEVROLET TAHOE POLICE PURSUIT2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET TRAVERSE2016, 2017
CHEVROLET TRAX2016, 2017
CHEVROLET VOLT2016, 2017
GMC ACADIA2016, 2017
GMC CANYON2016, 2017
GMC SAVANA2016, 2017
GMC SAVANA 15002016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SAVANA 25002016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SAVANA 35002016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 15002016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 25002016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 35002016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA HD2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC TERRAIN2016, 2017
GMC YUKON2016, 2017
GMC YUKON DENALI2016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON XL2016, 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
26V6110002026-09-24. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR
20262462026-05-21. Airbag
26V3290002026-05-21. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20232772023-05-10. Airbag
23V3340002023-05-10. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20216192021-10-07. Airbag
21V7820002021-10-07. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20214102021-07-01. Airbag
21V5040002021-07-01. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR
21V2460002021-04-08. AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS

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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