Service bulletin 16NA159
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 | 10137262 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-05-21 |
| Manufacturer's number | 16NA159 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2018-01-29 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING:COLUMN |
NHTSA's summary
This technical bulletin provides a procedure for inspecting and/or re-adjusting both (inner and outer) intermediate steering shafts boots to illuminate a squeak, buzz and/or rubbing noise coming from the steering column area
The document
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Components
Steering, Steering column and wheel
| CHEVROLET COLORADO | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
|---|---|
| GMC CANYON | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| PIT5382A | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Service Theft System message displayed in the Driver Information Center. Technician may find a Diagnostic Trouble Code B2955 stored in the Body Control Module. Technician should inspect the connections at the immobilizer and ensure there is enough slack in the harness with the column extended. Insure there are no other proximity passes or fobs on the key ring. If no issue found and the code is history, engineering is investigating this concern and no further repair attempts or parts should be replaced at this time. |
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| PIT5233B | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have hard or unable to rotate ignition key concern. When the concern is present the steering wheel will need to be rotated in either direction to alleviate the pressure between the steering column lock pin and lock plate. Please communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle. |
| PIT5415A | 2018-01-22. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a bind when turning the steering wheel after having removed the I-Shaft for a service procedure. Technician should Remove the lower I-Shaft and remove the plug and discard. |
| PIT5415 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician of binding when turning the steering wheel after removing and reinstalling the intermediate shaft for a service procedure. There is an intermediate shaft nose plug in the upper intermediate shaft that can drop down into the lower intermediate shaft and then into the joint when the shafts are separated. This plug is for initial assembly and not needed after a service was performed. Inspect the upper and lower intermediate shaft for the nose plug and if found remove and discard prior to reassemble of the upper and lower intermediate shaft. |
| 16-NA-159 | 2017-07-18. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to inspect and align the intermediate steering shaft inner and outer boots (seal) to correct a customer concern on a squeak and/or rubbing noise coming from the steering column area caused by the inner and/or outer intermediate steering shaft boots (seals) being out of position. |