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Service bulletins for the 2016 GMC Canyon

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.

1575 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PIT56002017-12-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have raised dents or ripple appearance in the side outer panel of the cargo box around the perimeter of the wheel house opening. Technician should first access the rear of the inner wheelhouse area through the tail lamp cavity and the front of the wheelhouse from under the vehicle, and coat the inner hem of the wheel house to side outer panel with 3M Rust Fighter I. After allowing the 3M Rust Fighter I to dry then apply several coats of Nox Rust X-121B undercoating.
12-08-51-002D2017-08-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. This informational bulletin provides information on the proper ways to repair spray in bed liners and general information on the procedures around the spray in bed liners
PIT5340B2017-08-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a hood that may shake or flutter while driving. Technician will need to adjust the hood bumpers for this concern.
PIT5396A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a water leak into the cab of the truck, water staining may be seen in the headliner or water may be on the floor. Technician should inspect roof ditch, rear glass, center high mounted stop light, windshield, cowl seam, Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning drain tube, Pillar area, Water collecting in the sill area, and Pressure Relief Valve.
PIT3227L2017-08-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have slack in one of the tailgate cables. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. Please communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle.
PIP53382017-08-15. 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.
PIT55022017-08-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that some vehicles may have the rear door handles do not retract fully into the bezel after door opened or closed. Technician will not replace any parts at this time engineering is working to revise the door handles for service.
PIT5321A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a missing trim piece under the hood on the left side. Dealer should communicate to the customer this condition is a normal build characteristic of their vehicle.
PIT3227M2017-08-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have slack in one of the tailgate cables. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. Please communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle.
05-08-51-001H2017-08-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. This informational bulletin provides information on removing paint stains on the under side of protective shipping film
16-NA-3952017-08-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. This informational bulletin provides information for technicians that upon removal of a front door trim panel, two high retention retainers will break but must be replaced with same high retention retainers to properly secure the door trim.
157082017-01-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. 15708 - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH AN IMPROPERLY SEALED VERTICAL SEAM NEAR THE DRIVER’S SIDE DASH MAY CAUSE WATER TO LEAK ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE CABIN FLOOR. THIS CAN RESULT IN WET CARPETS OR A MILDEW SMELL. DEALERS ARE TO SEAL THE VERTICAL SEAM NEAR THE DRIVER’S SIDE DASH.
15116 CORR2017-01-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD; STRUCTURE:BODY. 15116 - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (2016 MY ADDED). CERTAIN MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A HOOD STRIKER THAT MAY FRACTURE OVER TIME FROM CORROSION. DURING AN EXTENDED DURABILITY TEST, THE HOOD STRIKER FAILED TO RETAIN THE HOOD IN A CLOSED POSITION. IF THE HOOD IS NOT RETAINED IN A CLOSED AND LOCKED POSITION, THE HOOD MAY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED, WHICH MAY BLOCK THE DRIVER’S VISION, POTENTIALLY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL HOOD STRIKER WITH A REVISED ASSEMBLY.
PIT5396B2016-09-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; STRUCTURE:BODY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN THAT SOME VEHICLE MAY HAVE A WATER LEAK INTO THE CABIN. WATER STAINING MAY BE SEEN IN THE HEADLINER OR WATER MAY BE ON THE FLOOR. TECHNICIAN WILL INSPECT THESE AREAS FOR WATER INTRUSION ROOF DITCH, REAR GLASS, CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LIGHT, WINDSHIELD, COWL SEAM, HEATER-VENT-AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN TUBE, PILLAR AREA, AND THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE.
GCUS-3-4022016-09-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. 15116A - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (REVISED PART SECTION AND SERVICE PROCEDURE). VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A HOOD STRIKER THAT MAY FRACTURE OVER TIME FROM CORROSION. DURING AN EXTENDED DURABILITY TEST, THE HOOD STRIKER FAILED TO RETAIN THE HOOD IN A CLOSED POSITION. IF THE HOOD IS NOT RETAINED IN A CLOSED AND LOCKED POSITION, THE HOOD MAY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED, WHICH MAY BLOCK THE DRIVER’S VISION, POTENTIALLY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL HOOD STRIKER WITH A REVISED ASSEMBLY.
PIC-5260-A2016-08-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THE STEPS ON DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN. VEHICLE'S SUNROOF OPERATION INTERMITTENT, BIND, NOISE, AUTO-REVERSE, AND/OR WATER LEAKS.
SB-12-08-51-002E2016-08-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES GENERNAL INFORMATION ON SPRAY-IN BED LINERS AND HOW TO REPAIR IT.
PI-0281-E2016-08-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT MAY BE HELPFUL WHEN ADDRESSING UNDERBODY COMPONENT CORROSION WITH CUSTOMERS.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.