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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| PIT5401F | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF THE RADIO IS INOPERTIVE. NEW SOFTWARE HAS BEEN RELEASED TO CORRECT THIS CONCERN. |
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| PIT5389A | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS FOR DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN. THE VEHICLE MAY BE UNABLE TO CONNECT TO ONSTAR USING THE WHITE, BLUE OR RED ONSTAR BUTTONS. |
| PIT5505 | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN, AND THE REPAIR RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. |
| PIP5392 | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF AN OIL LEAK IN THE OIL FILTER AREA. |
| PIP5389 | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P015A . THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON THE CLUSTER. |
| PIP5331C | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR A POSSIBLE RATTLE, TICK, OR KNOCK TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. |
| PIP5189B | 2016-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF BLACK SMOKE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER SITTING. |
| PIP5168E | 2016-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN, AND THE STEPS TO REPAIR THE CONCERN OF THE VEHICLE CRANKS BUT DOES NOT START. THE TECHNICIAN IS TO INSPECT FOR A SHEARED CAM PIN IN THE ENGINE. |
| PIC6197 | 2016-11-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN AND THE STEPS TO REPAIR THE CONCERN. PHONE WILL NOT CONNECT TO ANDROID AUTO. |
| PIC6193A | 2016-10-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN TO CONTACT THE GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. THE CONCERN IS THE RADIO MAY BE UNABLE TO SAVE XM FAVORITE STATIONS. |
| PIC6193 | 2016-10-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN NOT TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS OR REPLACE ANY PARTS. THE TECHNICIAN IS TO CONTACT THE GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER TO REVIEW A CONCERN WHEN THE VEHICLE'S RADIO IS UNABLE TO SAVE A XM PRESET AFTER SAVING PRESETS. |
| PIC6186B | 2016-10-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN TO CONTACT GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER TO REPORT THE CONCERN AND OBTAIN A CASE NUMBER WHEN A CUSTOMER MAY COMMENT THAT THEY WILL HAVE THE RADIO SHUT OFF, AND WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE RADIO WILL TURN ON UNWANTED. |
| PIC6186A | 2016-10-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION IS TO CONTACT GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER TO REPORT THE CONCERN AND OBTAIN A CASE NUMBER. CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THEY WILL HAVE THE RADIO SHUT OFF, AND WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE RADIO WILL TURN ON UNWANTED. |
| PIC5374D | 2016-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF RECEIVING FREQUENT "OFF ROUTE" MESSAGES WHILE FOLLOWING TURN BY TURN (TBT) ROUTE NAVIGATION. THE TECHNICIAN IS PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESETTING THE VEHICLE COMMUNICATION INTERFACE MODULE FOR THIS CONCERN. |
| PIC5260A | 2016-10-25. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; EQUIPMENT. 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. |
| PIC5088F | 2016-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN. THE VEHICLE'S XM RADIO ONLY HAS XM PREVEIW CHANNELS. |
| PIC4935E | 2016-10-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS PERFORM A PARASITIC DRAIN TEST FOR THE ONSTAR MODULE. WHEN PERFORMING BATTERY PARASITIC DRAIN TEST, THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT THE NORMAL POWER CONSUMPTION READING SHOULD BE FROM THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. |
| PIC4707E | 2016-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN TO DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN AND THE STEPS TO REPAIR THE CONCERN. THE VEHICLE'S XM TRAVEL LINK MAY BE INOPERTIVE. |
| PIT5516 | 2016-10-24. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE ACCESSORY OFF ROAD LIGHTS INSTALLED FROM THE DEALER. NOW AFTER THE INSTALLATION THE LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO VERIFY THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AND THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND THE SWITCH HAS BEEN PRESSED FOR 3 SECONDS. ALSO INSURE THE COVERS ARE NOT INSTALLED ON THE OFF ROAD LIGHTS. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO VERIFY THE BODY CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING. VEHICLES WITH REGULAR PRODUCTION OPTION CODE S3X THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IS PROGRAMMED FOR THE LIGHTS. FOR VEHICLES THAT DO NOT HAVE REGULAR PRODUCTION OPTION CODE S3X TECHNICIAN TILL NEED TO CALL TECHLINE CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER FOR PROGRAMMING ASSISTANCE. TECHNICIAN SHOULD TEST THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TERMINAL 6 FOR SYSTEM VOLTAGE. IF NO VOLTAGE PRESENT O TERMINAL 6 CHECK THE BODY CONTROL MODULE X1 TERMINAL 12 FOR THE PROPER INSTALLATION. REPAIR AND TERMINAL DAMAGED OR NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. THEN REMOVE BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR X5 AND APPLY VOLTAGE TO TERMINAL 5, IF THE LIGHTS NOW ILLUMINATE IT IS LIKELY THE INCORRECT TERMINAL HAS BEEN USED IN THIS POSITION, REFER TO SERVICE INFORMATION FOR THE APPROPRIATE TEST TOOL AND TERMINAL. |
| PIT5489B | 2016-10-24. Service bulletin. STEERING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ON HOW TO REPAIR VEHICLES WITH A RATTLE OR CLUNK NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE OVER BUMPS. ENGINEERING HAS RELEASED A REDESIGNED LOWER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FOR THIS NOISE CONCERN. REPLACE THE LOWER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WITH THE NEW PART NUMBER. |
| PIT5420B | 2016-10-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A WATER RUSH OR GURGLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE CENTER DASH AREA. ENGINEERING IS AWARE OF THE CONCERN AND IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. INSPECT THE SYSTEM FOR COOLANT LEAKS AND PROPER COOLANT LEVEL. NO OTHER REPAIRS ARE TO BE PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. |
| PIT5411F | 2016-10-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE, RADIO OR TUNER, RADIO CONTROLS, INTEGRATED CENTER STACK, DISPLAY, AND MEDIA DISC PLAYERS ARE PLACED ON RESTRICTION THROUGH THE GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. DEALER WILL NEED TO CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. |
| PIT5074J | 2016-10-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THE USE OF J-35616-64B TERMINAL TEST PROBE, REPLACEMENT TERMINALS, AND TERMINATED LEADS. THE J-35616-64B IS THE LATEST TEST PROBE RELEASED FOR CHECKING TENSION OR PROBING THE .64 SERIES TERMINALS. THE TEST PROBE TERMINAL HAS BEEN RELEASED IN THE TERMINAL REPAIR KIT (J-38125-620H) LOCATED IN LEAR TRAY 7 PART NUMBER 963716-2. THERE ARE 5 TERMINATED LEADS IN A PACKAGE PART NUMBER IS 13505346, WHICH CAN BE ORDERED THROUGH YOUR NORMAL GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER CARE AND AFTERSALES PARTS CHANNEL |
| PIP5416A | 2016-10-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEP TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE AIR CONDITIONING MAY NOT COOL OR MAY BLOW HOT AIR, DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER MESSAGES, INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON, ERRATIC OR FLUCTUATING ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, ENGINE CRANK NO START, AND ENGINE MISFIRE. TECHNICIAN WILL INSPECT THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS FOR CHAFFING AND DAMAGE. IF WIRES ARE FOUND DAMAGED REPAIR AND REROUTE THE WIRE HARNESS TO PREVENT THE CONCERN. |
| PIP5416 | 2016-10-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEP TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE AIR CONDITIONING MAY NOT COOL OR MAY BLOW HOT AIR, DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER MESSAGES, INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON, ERRATIC OR FLUCTUATING ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, ENGINE CRANK NO START, AND ENGINE MISFIRE. TECHNICIAN WILL INSPECT THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS FOR CHAFFING AND DAMAGE. IF WIRES ARE FOUND DAMAGED REPAIR AND REROUTE THE WIRE HARNESS TO PREVENT THE CONCERN. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.