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Service bulletin 16-NA-007

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 id10138021
Published by NHTSA2018-05-21
Manufacturer's number16-NA-007
Manufacturer's date2017-03-21
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

This technical bulletin provides a procedure for reprogramming power steering control module due to a notchy or stick/slip feeling in the steering wheel near the center position.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Steering

Vehicles listed
BUICK LACROSSE2014, 2015
BUICK REGAL2014, 2015
BUICK VERANO2014, 2015
CADILLAC ELR2014, 2015
CHEVROLET CRUZE2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET EQUINOX2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
CHEVROLET IMPALA2014, 2015
CHEVROLET MALIBU2014, 2015
CHEVROLET VOLT2014, 2015
GMC TERRAIN2014, 2015, 2016, 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
15V4420002015-07-10. STEERING
20145142014-11-12. Steering
14V4500002014-07-23. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
14V4090002014-07-02. STEERING

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
PI0281L2025-06-12. Service bulletin. This preliminary informational (PI) bulletin provides information to dealership personnel that may be helpful when addressing underbody component corrosion with customers.
13-02-32-001H2025-05-06. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides a procedure to flush and bleed power steering system to correct a power steering noise or fluid leak concern that is caused during extremely low temperatures.
25-NA-0652025-04-24. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin instructs the tech when fuel/fluid is needed to be tested and where it can be sent for analysis.
16-NA-1092025-02-28. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides a procedure inspecting for excess grease or Sealant on the Exterior of the steering gear due to seeing grease or sealant on certain locations on the gear.
04-06-01-029K2024-12-04. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin explains Unscheduled Supplemental Services and the importance of GM Simplified Maintenance Schedules.
PI0659D2024-04-29. Service bulletin. Groan, Squeak or Rubbing Type Noise When Turning Steering Wheel
PI0659C2024-04-29. Service bulletin. Groan, Squeak or Rubbing Type Noise When Turning Steering Wheel.
PI0659B2024-04-29. Service bulletin. Groan, Squeak or Rubbing Type Noise When Turning Steering Wheel.
16NA0072024-02-12. Service bulletin. Notchy or Stick/Slip Feeling in Steering Wheel Near the Center Position
16NA0042024-02-12. Service bulletin. Intermittent Multiple IPC Warning Lamps Illuminated, Loss of Power Steering Assist