Service bulletin 16-NA-228

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10108591
Published by NHTSA	2017-07-18
Manufacturer's number	16-NA-228
Manufacturer's date	2017-07-17
NHTSA component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

This informational bulletin provides information on a noise from the transmission when shifting into park, stating that this is a normal condition caused by customers not letting the vehicle come to a complete stop prior to shifting into park.

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
BUICK LACROSSE	2017

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

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