Service bulletins for the 2016 Chevrolet Suburban
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.
1780 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIT5307B | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a service engine soon malfunction indicator lamp, antilock braking system malfunction indicator lamp, service suspension system message, misfire, hesitation, no crank, heater-vent-air conditioning inoperative. Technician may find F11UA, F104UA, F35UA, and or F60UA blown. Technician should inspect the engine harness near the vacuum pump pulley to be chafing. Technician will need to reroute the wire harness and repair and damaged wires. |
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| PIT5288C | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have any of these concerns remote keyless entry, passive Entry and Start Inoperative, No Fob detect message on driver information center, service tire pressure system, no audio, touch screen Inoperative, Steering Wheel Controls Inoperative, Service Stabilitrak, rear power windows inoperative, rear wiper inoperative, and or a dead battery. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes B3101, B144C, C0710, C0544, U1548, U1549, U154A, U0151, U0126, U0415, U0077, U0028 and/or U0029. Technician should inspect the left instrument panel for the wire harness being pinched. Technician will need to repair the wire harness and reroute the wire harness. |
| PIT5379B | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a content theft alarm sounding for no apparent reason. Technician may use all published Service Information diagnostics and has not found the cause of the unwanted content theft alarm sounding. Technician should use Global Diagnostic System 2 to review the Body Control Module parameters for "Content Theft Deterrent Trigger History". This is a list of triggers that can cause a content theft alarm sounding. Driver door Passenger door, Left rear door, Right rear door, Rear closure, Tonneau Cover, Hood, Ignition Voltage, Intrusion, Inclination, Telematics enhanced service alarm, Battery reconnect detected, Unauthorized Pulse Width Modulated change, Security Indicates Tamper, and Glass Breakage. If the trigger is an Intrusion inspect for items hanging from the rear view mirror, solar powered dancing characters. When the trigger is a Glass breakage inspect the two rear quarter-panel windows and also in the liftgate glass. The quarter panel windows are attached to the body harness with a connector that looks similar to a 9 volt battery connector inspect them to be fully seated in on the glass. When the trigger is Ignition Voltage/Battery reconnect detected during a cold ambient temperature remote vehicle start event technician should call GM General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance. |
| PIT5477 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a squeak, clunk, or knock type noise from the front suspension when hitting bumps. Technician should use published Service Information diagnostics. If the source of the noise has been pinpointed to either the left or right front strut, and if the strut has not been previously disassembled technician will need to contact the General Motors Technical Assistance Center for more information. |
| PIC6107 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about being unable to receive OnStar ?Over The Air? updates. Technician will need to press the OnStar button and verify they have an active account and that the call connects with data and location. |
| PIP5357 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with engine oil consumption. If published Service Information for oil consumption with no fix. Remove the vacuum line from the back of the vacuum pump and inspect for oil. If oil is found then reference the latest version of PIT5361. |
| PIT5353A | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about what XM offerings are available for vehicles. A dealer or customer can access the website listed below for vehicle specific XM offerings and availability. |
| PIT5482 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a "Service Front Camera" message on the Driver Information Center. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Code U023A and or U026A set in the Instrument Panel Cluster and or Body Control Module. Engineering is aware of this concern and working on new software to resolve this concern. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. |
| PIT5377C | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the step needed to diagnose and repair vehicles that may have uneven brake pad wear. Technician will need to inspect and measure the brake pads thickness. Also determine the customer?s driving style. The disc brake pads should only be replaced if the friction surface is worn to within?2.0?mm (0.079?in) of the mounting plates. The rotors and pads should be replaced with the updated part number If the pads are out of specification, perform normal Service Information diagnostics to determine the cause of the concern. |
| PIT5461A | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a random infotainment system resets while driving, screen temporarily goes blank and then returns after approximately 5 seconds, radio volume control inoperative, Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning controls function but will not show changes on the display, seek buttons on the front controls will not function, when using CarPlay the map is intermittently bright at night, front pedestrian icon "Check Box" disappears after changing selection, over-temp Pop-up displayed randomly, displays a quick blue screen when shifting to reverse, infotainment system resets when a device with a large amount of songs is connected, XM not showing Station List, and or Radio shows XM Station ID 0 intermittently. Technician should USB program the Human Machine Interface. After USB programming has been completed reprogram the Human Machine Interface module this time using the Service Programming System with the latest calibrations available on TIS2WEB. |
| PIT4943D | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Code P0442. Technician will need to review Techlink article from May 2013 titled "Using the Evaporative Emissions System Tester" Technician will need to follow these steps to help diagnose the issue. First after the P0442 has been verified do not disturb any of the fuel system components. The technician now can use the scan tool to close the Evaporative Emissions System. If possible change the tank pressure sensor units from inch_H2O to milimeter_Hg for better resolution. Now the vehicle can be stared to monitor the tank pressure sensor output value for approximately two minutes. If the tank pressure sensor value does change, pressurize the fuel tank side of the purge solenoid with the GE 41413-A / J 41413-A and the necessary adaptors. Now add smoke and allow pressure to stabilize for 2 minutes. If smoke is allowed to pass through the purge solenoid, replace the purge solenoid. If the tank pressure sensor value does not change, then install CH-48096 adaptor between the purge line from the canister and the purge solenoid. With the Evaporative Emissions System closed, pressurize the system through the CH-48096 adaptor and allow the system to completely stabilize, by observing the Press / Vac Gauge for a minimum of 5 minutes. Now add smoke to the system with GE 41413-A / J 41413-A after system stabilization. Now inspect the purge solenoid, engine side, fuel cap, canister vent solenoid filter and any line quick connects. When the leak is unable to be located, test under a vacuum condition. his type of leak may be detected by using the scan tool Purge/Seal function to create a vacuum in the Evaporative Emissions System and then observe the FTP sensor parameter for vacuum decay. |
| PIP5344 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on or reduced power message. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0106, P0107, P0697, P2122, P2123, P2127, P2128 and P2138. Technician should follow published Service Information diagnostics for the Diagnostic Trouble Codes that have set, if it is inconclusive inspect the wiring harness near the left instrument panel junction block. Technician will need to repair the damaged wiring. |
| PIP5345 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about being to achieve pre-load when setting up the pinion bearing pre-loads during reassembly of the 9.5/9.76 inch rear axles. Technician will need to use pinion gear install washer part number 11609638 onto the pinion shaft between the flange and nut. Tighten the pinion nut until you achieve 10 pound inch or 1.0 newton rotating torque. After the torque has been achieved back the nut off and remove the washer. Tighten the nut back down until you achieve 15 pound inch or 1.7 newton meters for used bearings or 20 pound inch 2.25 newton meters for new bearings. |
| PIP5179B | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have extended or long crank time during cold ambient air temperatures. Direct Injection systems run at higher pressures, and the mechanical pump on the engine must build up the required pressure before the first injection event occurs. Direct Injection engines may have slightly longer cold crank times than that of port fuel engines. |
| PIT5279C | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician for vehicles that exhibit a driver?s power memory seat and power adjustable pedals inoperative. Look for poor terminal tension at the left instrument panel fuse block connector X1 terminals 27 and 28. If poor retention is found in these terminals replace them with terminated lead part number 19301761. |
| PIC5953B | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have an issue when using Bluetooth voice recognition with an iPhone. Technician should work with the customer to insure the phone contacts to not have any Emojis loaded to any contact. |
| PIT4261D | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. TIRES:SIDEWALL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with tire sidewall irregularities. This is a visual condition that will not affect durability, reliability or performance of the tires. Dealer should communicate to the customer that slight sidewall indentations are a common characteristic of radial tire construction. |
| PIP5338 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vibration complaints that are one of the most challenging complaints to accurately diagnose and repair. Technician will need to use Pico Oscilloscope Diagnostic Kit to effectively diagnosis vehicles. Technician should drive the vehicle will using the Pico Oscilloscope to record data. After the data is recorded it should be reviewed to determine the root cause of the concern. If a repair attempt made the concern better but not eliminated or had no affect at all, and are requesting assistance from General Motors Technical Assistance Center record another Pico file and save it to the computer. After the new Pico Oscilloscope data has been saved email the data to General Motors Technical Assistance Center in the subject line include ?Vibration? ?Business Associate Code? and the last 8 of the Vehicle Identification Number. |
| PIP5213D | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the part restriction on the 8L45/8L90 8 speed and the LCT1000 6 Speed Allison automatic transmission has ended. |
| PIT5438A | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to diagnose and repair vehicles that have a click, rattle or a squeak nose coming from the dash. Technician will use Service Information to locate the Accessory AC and DC Power Control Module located to the right of the steering column. Remove the power inverter module and apply two sided tape to the module bracket to insulate it from the mount. The instrument panel accessory bezel will also need to be removed. Apply flocking tape to the instrument panel accessory bezel retainers. Also the instrument panel extension will need to be removed. Apply foam tape around connectors located under grill to prevent them from rattling on grill. Apply flocking tape to the instrument panel extension retainers and apply a strip of foam tape along the edge of the grill to isolate the grill from the dash. |
| PIP5199A | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with a crankshaft balancer appears to be out of balance or wobbling while watching it with the engine running. Technician will need to check crankshaft balancer run out. If the balancer run out is greater than 0.25mm the crankshaft balancer will need to be replaced. |
| PIP5335 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. Technician will find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0340 and P0341 setting at times. Technician should use normal published Service Information diagnostics. If normal Service Information diagnostics does not isolate the concern, inspect for corrosion in connector X154 located on the front cover next to the vacuum pump. |
| PIT5472 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that are equipped with Hands Free Power Lift-gate Regular Production Option Code (TC2). Some customers may experience problems with the activation of the lift-gate hands free operation. Dealer will communicate to the customer some tips on the Hands free Lift-gate. The remote keyless entry FOB must be within 3 feet or 1 meter from the bumper. The foot kick is conducted at the direct center of the length of kick zone. |
| PIT5202C | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that are equipped with 6L80 Regular Production Option Code (MYC), 6L90 Regular Production Option Code (MYD) or 8L90 Regular Production Option Code (M5U) Automatic Transmission. Starting with the 2013 model year, Full Size Trucks and Utilities now have Powertrain Grade Braking. Powertrain grade braking assists when driving on a downhill grade to help maintain desired vehicle speed by using the engine and transmission to slow the vehicle. |
| PIT5471 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT; EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the lift-gate actuator or strut that is going to be removed or replaced. If the actuator or strut comes loose off a ball stud after it has been reinstalled. Technician will need to replace the ball stud or ball stud w/bracket, the actuator or strut, and ensure the ball socket clips are properly orientated and seated to prevent it from reoccurring. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.