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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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16NA0192021-02-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This informational bulletin provides information on Transmission Adaptive Functions and Correcting Low Mileage Harsh Shifts, Slips, or Flares.
19NA1532021-02-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the torque converter and inspect the front pump and the TEHCM for metal.
16NA0192021-02-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This informational bulletin provides information on Transmission Adaptive Functions and Correcting Low Mileage Harsh Shifts, Slips, or Flares.
060089031F2020-12-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE. This service bulletin provides information on OEM and Remanufactured Engine and Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Identification.
20NA1422020-12-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This Technical bulletin provides a repair to correct a condition of Shudder/Surging While Driving.
1308116001F2020-12-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. The intent of this technical bulletin is to identify aftermarket ALDL or DLC interface devices as potential sources for causing multiple customer concerns that do not have other diagnostic methods to identify them.
20NA1422020-11-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. This Technical bulletin provides a repair to correct a condition of Shudder/Surging While Driving.
20NA1422020-10-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:FLUID/LUBRICANT. This Technical bulletin provides a repair to correct a condition of Shudder/Surging While Driving.
16NA0192020-10-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This informational bulletin provides information on Transmission Adaptive Functions and Correcting Low Mileage Harsh Shifts, Slips, or Flares.
16NA3612020-09-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. This informational bulletin explains possible normal condition of a flare from 1st to 2nd, even if the trans had been repaired for the flare and its still noticed.
20NA1422020-08-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Technical bulletin provides a repair to correct a condition of Shudder/Surging While Driving.
16NA3382020-08-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN. This Bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and for Dealers Required to Contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction submission, vehicle service record retention and proper handling of assembly returns for Canadian Dealers only.
N1922916602020-08-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. Special Coverage Adjustment - certain vehicles with a 6.2L engine may have a condition that affects the electrical connection to the transmission oil temperature sensor. If this condition occurs, rough transmission shifts or hesitation during acceleration may occur. Additionally, the Malfunction Indicator Light (Check Engine Light) would illuminate and a diagnostic trouble code related to the temperature sensor would set. Dealers are to replace the transmission wiring harness as necessary. The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer.
17336 072020-08-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE; POWER TRAIN. Special Coverage (Parts Ordering Information Added). On some vehicles, may have a condition where thermal cycling on the combination transmission fluid/oil and AC condenser cooler creates a crack that may allow refrigerant to escape. This condition consequently may deactivate the AC system which may cause potential customer annoyance. This special coverage covers the condition described above for a period of 5 years or 60,000 miles (100,000 km) for Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Yukon XL and 6 years or 72,000 miles (116,000 km) for Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, whichever occurs first, from the date the vehicle was originally placed in service, regardless of ownership. Dealers are to inspect the air conditioning condenser and replace if necessary. The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer.
17336 062020-08-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Special Coverage (Diagnosis Time Added). On some vehicles, may have a condition where thermal cycling on the combination transmission fluid/oil and AC condenser cooler creates a crack that may allow refrigerant to escape. This condition consequently may deactivate the AC system which may cause potential customer annoyance. This special coverage covers the condition described above for a period of 5 years or 60,000 miles (100,000 km) for Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Yukon XL and 6 years or 72,000 miles (116,000 km) for Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, whichever occurs first, from the date the vehicle was originally placed in service, regardless of ownership. Dealers are to inspect the air conditioning condenser and replace if necessary. The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer.
PIP5504F2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary Information communication provides information and definitions to the technician about vehicles that have fishbite, chuggle, misfire, AFM disturbances or torque converter shudder/vibration concerns. Technician are advised to use PICO software to determine root cause of the concern. If torque converter shudder is confirmed technicians are referred to Torque Converter Diagnosis in SI.
20NA1382020-08-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This bulletin provides information on Policies Applicable to All U.S. Dealers for Engine and Transmission Assembly Replacement Under Warranty, Policy or Customer Enthusiasm and information on Submission of Warranty Transaction in Global Warranty Management.
19NA0352020-05-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to validate if the parking pawl actuator is not working as intended, causing the parking pawl to engage while driving.
18NA3552020-04-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. This technical bulletin provides information for new transmission oil to use and a procedure for exchanging the old fluid and adding the new fluid to correct a shake/shudder during light throttle acceleration condition.
PIP5531A2020-02-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the steps need to diagnose and repair vehicles that may have stalling shudder and/or hard shifting into 1st gear or reverse vibration on launch (with excessive crankshaft end play). Technician will test to determine if the crank shaft end play is within specification 0.0015?0.0086 inch. If end play is found to be out of specification, remove engine and inspect for possible crankshaft thrust bearing and/or crankshaft for wear. Inspect thrust bearing for wear on one side and crankshaft on that "mating" surface. If the thrust bearing has three vertical channels worn off replace connecting rod bearings, main bearings, thrust bearing and crankshaft. If working on a Corvette the oil tank with lines and oil cooler are both required to be replaced if equipped
16NA0192019-12-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Information on Transmission Adaptive Functions and Correcting Low Mileage Harsh Shifts, Slips, or Flares.
19NA1532019-12-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the torque converter and inspect the front pump and the TEHCM for metal.
PIP5621A2019-12-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician that TAC recommends the utilization of the GDS2 software to aid in diagnosing automatic transmission concerns. TAC is requesting the GDS2 session logs be sent in before the dealer contacts TAC.
PIE0529A2019-11-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This engineering information bulletin ends the need for information from the field on an Intermittent No Forward and/or No Reverse While Driving condition. If this condition is encountered, refer to SI for further diagnosis.
990420002K2019-11-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This informational bulletin provides information on Driveline Clunk Noise and what is acceptable and what is considered normal operations.

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