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Service bulletin 18169

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 id10143418
Published by NHTSA2018-08-06
Manufacturer's number18169
Manufacturer's date2018-05-18
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

18169 - Service Update.- Certain vehicles equipped with a 10-speed automatic transmission (RPO MF6), and a 6.2L engine (RPO L86) may experience a 2 to 3 second delayed engagement when shifting between park, reverse, or drive (performing garage shifts). Customers may also experience a hard shift, with a possible bang or clunk. If the vehicle is on an incline the customer may experience a short roll back due to the hesitation. Dealers are to reprogram the transmission control module (TCM) with an updated calibration.

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

Electrical system, Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ESCALADE2018
CHEVROLET TAHOE2018
GMC YUKON2018
GMC YUKON DENALI2018 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON DENALI XL2018 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON XL2018

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
26V2890002026-05-07. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

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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