Service bulletin 18218
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 | 10143746 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-08-20 |
| Manufacturer's number | 18218 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2018-06-25 |
| NHTSA component | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT; ENGINE; POWER TRAIN |
NHTSA's summary
18218 - Service Update. All vehicles, equipped with AWD (RPO F46), may have a condition in which the front portion of the propeller shaft slips out of the Power Transfer Unit (PTU) and drags on the roadway. The driver may hear a dragging noise from beneath the vehicle, but there will be no driver information center/cluster warning messages. Dealers are to re-seat the propeller shaft to the PTU and rear differential carrier assembly.
The document
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Components
Engine, Transmission and driveline, Axle
| BUICK REGAL | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.