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Service bulletin 16-42-90RA

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 id10092548
Published by NHTSA2017-02-22
Manufacturer's number16-42-90RA
Manufacturer's date2015-08-31
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

"PLEASE REVIEW TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 16-42-90R FOR PROPER FLUSHING PROCEDURES DURING REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSIONS. CONFIRM THE PROCEDURE HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY TECHNICIAN NOTES ON THE REPAIR ORDER, THE PROPER PART NUMBER FOR TRANSMISSION FLUSH ON THE CLAIM AND ALSO BY ENTERING CLAIM COMMENTS THAT THE COOLER FLUSH HAS BEEN PERFORMED. CLAIMS FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR THAT FAIL TO PERFORM THIS PROCEDURE ARE SUBJECT TO REJECTION OR DEBIT. PLEASE CONTACT THE CLAIMS HELPLINE AT 18667822782 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS."

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

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

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