Service bulletins for the 2018 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.
919 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all
| PIP5621B | 2021-06-14. 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. |
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| 16NA338 | 2021-05-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Warranty Admin service 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. |
| 20NA138 | 2021-05-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; 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. |
| 150089004C | 2021-03-08. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT; SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:FLUID/LUBRICANT. This service bulletin provides technicians with updated information to help identify the differences between what is considered a fluid leak, and what is considered fluid seepage. |
| 20NA142 | 2021-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. This Technical bulletin provides a repair to correct a condition of Shudder/Surging While Driving. |
| 19NA153 | 2021-02-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the torque converter and inspect the front pump and the TEHCM for metal. |
| 16NA019 | 2021-02-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This informational bulletin provides information on Transmission Adaptive Functions and Correcting Low Mileage Harsh Shifts, Slips, or Flares. |
| 19NA153 | 2021-02-01. 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. |
| 16NA019 | 2021-02-01. 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. |
| 060089031F | 2020-12-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE. This service bulletin provides information on OEM and Remanufactured Engine and Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Identification. |
| 20NA212 | 2020-12-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; SUSPENSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of IPC Gauges Inoperative or Fluctuate, No Crank, Start then Stall. |
| 20NA142 | 2020-12-21. 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. |
| 1308116001F | 2020-12-07. 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. |
| 20NA142 | 2020-11-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. This Technical bulletin provides a repair to correct a condition of Shudder/Surging While Driving. |
| 20NA142 | 2020-10-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:FLUID/LUBRICANT. This Technical bulletin provides a repair to correct a condition of Shudder/Surging While Driving. |
| 16NA019 | 2020-10-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This informational bulletin provides information on Transmission Adaptive Functions and Correcting Low Mileage Harsh Shifts, Slips, or Flares. |
| 20NA142 | 2020-08-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Technical bulletin provides a repair to correct a condition of Shudder/Surging While Driving. |
| 16NA338 | 2020-08-31. 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. |
| PIP5504F | 2020-08-10. 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. |
| 20NA138 | 2020-08-10. 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. |
| 20NA112 | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This technical bulletin advises the technician to validate the code and reset if found the cause of the customers concern. |
| 18NA026 | 2020-03-02. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to install an oil cooler line fitting seal, including applying medium strength threadlocker (blue) to the retaining bolt to stop transmission fluid leaking from the transmission oil cooler line retaining bolt passage. |
| PIP5531A | 2020-02-10. 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 |
| 16NA019 | 2019-12-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Information on Transmission Adaptive Functions and Correcting Low Mileage Harsh Shifts, Slips, or Flares. |
| 19NA153 | 2019-12-16. 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. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.