Service bulletins for the 2016 GMC Yukon XL
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.
1454 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIE0381A | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. This engineering informational bulletin is ending the need for information from the field on vehicles that have the condition of rear auxiliary a/c not cooling or blowing warm air. |
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| 99-00-89-019N | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides information for the (GWM) and (WPC) on parts return program. |
| 08-08-44-015H | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides information on Inappropriate Warranty Claims Submitted for Damaged Radios and IPCs |
| 05-00-89-055F | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information for GM dealer empowerment program and goodwill procedures. |
| 02-00-89-002P | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on when and how to submit a field product report. |
| 01-03-10-003N | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This bulletin contains information for the new tires that the vehicle is equipped with and that they are covered by General Motors against defects in material or workmanship under the New Vehicle Warranty (Base Warranty Coverage). For vehicles within this warranty period, defective tires will be replaced on a pro rata adjustment basis according to the published distance-based schedule. |
| PIC6235 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the navigation system will be unable to enter addresses that contain diacritics using the touch screen. Dealer should communicate to the customer that we apologize for this inconvenience and that General Motors is working on a solution for this concern. |
| 16-NA-042 | 2017-07-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This informational bulletin provides information on GM offering the Android Auto feature upgrade for 2016 and 2017 model year vehicles and how to proceed with reprogramming the vehicles to include this application for use. |
| PIP5422A | 2017-05-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE SPEEDOMETER INACCURATE READS 5 MPH WHEN TRAVELING 50 MPH. ENGINEERING IS WORKING TO DEVELOP A SOLUTION. |
| PIP5382E | 2017-05-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT GENERATION 5 ENGINES WITH REGULAR PRODUCTION OPTION CODE L83, L86, OR LV3 MAY HAVE AN OIL CONSUMPTION CONCERN WERE ONE QUART IN 2000 MILES IS BEING USED. DEALER WILL CONFIRM OIL LEVEL WAS PROPERLY CHECKED PER OWNER’S MANUAL, AND CHECK THE BOLT TORQUE ON THE VALVE LIFTER OIL MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY, BEFORE YOU CONTACTING GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT QUALITY CENTER. |
| PIC6177A | 2017-05-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES THE TECHNICIAN WITH INFORMATION ON VEHICLES WITH NAVIGATION RADIO REGULAR PRODUCTION OPTION CODE IO6 OR UY4 THAT DEFAULTS TO WEST VIRGINIA INSTEAD OF VIRGINIA ON A MANUAL ENTRY. GENERAL MOTORS ENGINEERING IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A SOLUTION FOR THIS CONCERN. |
| 16-NA-111 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO INSPECT THE AIR BOX AND AIR FILTER SEAL AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY TO CORRECT A CUSTOMER CONCERN THAT THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) IS ILLUMINATED DUE TO EXCESSIVE SAND AND/OR DEBRIS ENTERING THE AIR FILTER BOX AND BYPASSING THE SEAL OF THE AIR FILTER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HO2 SENSOR AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO BECOME BLOCKED WITH SAND AND DEBRIS PARTICLES. |
| PIT5496 | 2017-03-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS NEED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE RATTLE OR BUZZ NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO REMOVE RIGHT REAR INNER FENDER WELL AND INSPECT THE REAR AUXILIARY HEATER / EVAPORATOR LINES FOR CONTACTING EACH OTHER. IF THE LINES ARE FOUND TO BE CONTACTING EACH OTHER, LOOSEN THE RETAINING CLAMPS AND REPOSITION LINES TO GAIN CLEARANCE, AND THEN RETIGHTEN RETAINING CLAMPS. |
| PIT5482B | 2017-03-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A "SERVICE FRONT CAMERA" MESSAGE ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN USES THE SCAN TOOL TO CHECK FOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES A HISTORY U023A AND/OR U026A MAY BE SET IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND/OR BODY CONTROL MODULE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE TECHNICIAN DOES NOT REPLACE THE FRONT VIEW CAMERA MODULE FOR THIS CONCERN. TECHNICIAN WILL REPROGRAM THE FRONT VIEW CAMERA MODULE WITH THE LATEST SOFTWARE USING SERVICE PROGRAMMING SYSTEM. |
| PIT5482A | 2017-03-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A "SERVICE FRONT CAMERA" MESSAGE ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN USES THE SCAN TOOL TO CHECK FOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES A HISTORY U023A AND/OR U026A MAY BE SET IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND/OR BODY CONTROL MODULE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE TECHNICIAN DOES NOT REPLACE THE FRONT VIEW CAMERA MODULE FOR THIS CONCERN. TECHNICIAN WILL REPROGRAM THE FRONT VIEW CAMERA MODULE WITH THE LATEST SOFTWARE USING SERVICE PROGRAMMING SYSTEM. |
| PIT5447A | 2017-03-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS NEEDED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A RATTLE NOISE FROM THE DASH. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO INSPECT FOR THE REAR HEATER PIPES CONTACTING THE PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. IF THE REAR HEATER PIPE IS FOUND TO BE CONTACTING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, REPOSITION THE HEATER PIPE SO IT NO LONGER MAKES CONTACT. |
| PIT5291B | 2017-03-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR; EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLE THAT MAY HAVE WIND WHISTLE NOISE HEARD FROM THE RIGHT OR LEFT REAR QUARTER GLASS AREA WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR WITH A CROSS WIND. TECHNICIAN WILL INSPECT THE QUARTER GLASS FOR EXCESSIVE URETHANE. IF EXCESSIVE URETHANE IS FOUND USE A SHARP KNIFE AND CUT OFF THE EXCESSIVE URETHANE. ALSO THE TECHNICIAN WILL INSTALL FOAM TAPE ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. |
| PIT4211D | 2017-03-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE AN OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE INOPERATIVE. TO PERFORM AN INSTANT UPDATE OF THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SENSOR, PRESS AND HOLD THE RECIRC BUTTON AND AIR CONDITIONING BUTTON ON THE HEATER-VENT-AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL HEAD SIMULTANEOUSLY. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO PERFORM THIS BY USING A SCAN TOOL IN SPECIAL FUNCTION MODE AND SELECT INSTANT UPDATE. |
| PIP5261A | 2017-03-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE); EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN THAT SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE A HIGH PITCHED WHINE NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE NOTICED WHEN DRIVING IN AUTO 4WD. WHEN THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE HAS TO MOVE THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR MOTOR THE HIGHER CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE MODULE CAUSES AN "ELECTRONIC BUZZ OR WHINE" WITHIN SOME OF THE CAPACITORS IN THE MODULE THAT CAN BE HEARD BY SOME OF OUR CUSTOMERS. THIS CAN ONLY BE HEARD WITH ALL ACCESSORIES AND HVAC OFF AND ONLY WHEN ACTUATOR MOVEMENT IS REQUIRED. THIS DOES NOT INDICATE A CONCERN WITH THE MODULE AND SHOULD NOT BE REPLACED TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN. |
| PIP5226A | 2017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT FINDING NEEDLE BEARINGS DURING AN OIL CHANGE. TECHNICIAN WILL GAIN ACCESS TO THE ROLLER ROCKERS TO INSPECT THEM. ONLY REPLACE THE ROLLER ROCKER THAT IS MISSING NEEDLE BEARINGS. BE SURE TO CLEAN THE OIL DRAINS TO RETRIEVE THE NEEDLE BEARINGS. EACH ROLLER ROCKER HAS 66 BEARINGS. |
| PIC6170 | 2017-03-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN WITH THE STEPS NEED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR VEHICLE THAT MAY HAVE A CONCERN WITH NAVIGATION ICON NOT SHOWING THE CORRECT LOCATION THEN JUMPING TO THE CORRECT LOCATION. THE POSITION INDICATOR MAY SHOW THE VEHICLE TURNING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR MAY SHOW THE VEHICLE TRAVELING OFF THE ROAD. TECHNICIAN WILL INSPECT THE HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE MOUNTING. FOLLOW SERVICE INFORMATION FOR THE CORRECT ORIENTATION OF THE HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE. |
| PIE0360A | 2017-03-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. THIS ENGINEERING INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN IS ENDING THE NEED FOR INFORMATION FROM THE FIELD OF VEHICLES WITH THE CONDITION OF INTERMITTENT HVAC COOLING ISSUES WHILE DRIVING. |
| 10-08-110-001E | 2017-01-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE PROPER USE OF FLOOR MATS. |
| 11-08-49-001R | 2017-01-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REMOVE THE TRANSPORT MODE ON MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN THE DIC DUE TO VEHICLES SHIPPED OVER LONG DISTANCES OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND CANADA. |
| 16-NA-219 | 2017-01-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE HMI MODULE TO CORRECT A CONDITION OF GPS INOPERATIVE, RED LINE ACROSS GPS INDICATOR OR THE LOCATION IS STUCK IN WARREN MICHIGAN. |
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