Service bulletin 15216
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10090006 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-01-31 |
| Manufacturer's number | 15216 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-05-29 |
| NHTSA component | EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION |
NHTSA's summary
15216 - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. CERTAIN 2015 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC ESCALADE AND ESCALADE ESV; CHEVROLET SILVERADO LD CREW AND DOUBLE CAB; AND GMC SIERRA LD CREW, SIERRA LD CREW DOUBLE CAB, YUKON, AND YUKON XL MODEL VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH A 6.2L ENGINE (RPO L86) AND 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (RPO M5U) MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE U-JOINT RETAINER BOLTS LOSE INDEX. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE CUSTOMER MAY HEAR OR FEEL A “CLUNKING” NOISE WHEN CHANGING SPEED. IF THIS CONDITION IS NOT CORRECTED, REDUCED CLAMP LOAD MAY CAUSE THE PROPSHAFT TO MOVE RELATIVE TO THE AXLE YOKE AND THE CUSTOMER MAY FEEL A VIBRATION. IF ONE OR MORE BOLTS BACK OUT COMPLETELY, THE PROPSHAFT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE AXLE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF DRIVE AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE TWO U-JOINT RETAINERS AND FOUR U-JOINT RETAINER BOLTS WITH NEW BOLTS THAT INCLUDE AN ADHESIVE PATCH.
The document
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Components
Equipment and accessories, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Manual transmission
| CADILLAC ESCALADE | 2015 |
|---|---|
| CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV | 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 | 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 | 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 | 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| GMC SIERRA 1500 | 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| GMC SIERRA 2500 | 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| GMC SIERRA 3500 | 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| GMC YUKON | 2015 |
| GMC YUKON XL | 2015 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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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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