NHTSA recall 25V274000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 25V274000 |
| Manufacturer's number | N252494000 |
| Manufacturer | General Motors, LLC |
| Reported | 2025-04-24 |
| Owners notified | 2025-06-18 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL |
| Units potentially affected | 597571 |
| Part numbers | 12714549, 12732518 |
| Report | Quarterly report 5, for 2026 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-21 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 597571 |
| Reported remedied | 508188 (85%) |
| Reported unreachable | 2893 |
| Reported removed | 145 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Suburban, and Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles equipped with a 6.2L V8 gas engine. The connecting rod and/or crankshaft engine components may have manufacturing defects that can lead to engine damage and engine failure.
What can happen
Engine failure increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the engine, and as necessary, repair or replace the engine. For vehicles that pass inspection, dealers will add higher viscosity oil, install 6 oil fill cap, replace the oil filter, and update the owner's manual. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 18, 2025. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N252494000.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-888-275-9171) or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
| 2021 CADILLAC ESCALADE | Built from 2021-03-01. |
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| 2022 CADILLAC ESCALADE | |
| 2023 CADILLAC ESCALADE | |
| 2024 CADILLAC ESCALADE | Built to 2024-05-31. |
| 2021 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV | Built from 2021-03-01. |
| 2022 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV | |
| 2023 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV | |
| 2024 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV | Built to 2024-05-31. |
| 2021 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 | Built from 2021-03-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2023 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2024 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 | Built to 2024-05-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2021 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN | Built from 2021-03-01. |
| 2022 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN | |
| 2023 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN | |
| 2024 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN | Built to 2024-05-31. |
| 2021 CHEVROLET TAHOE | Built from 2021-03-01. |
| 2022 CHEVROLET TAHOE | |
| 2023 CHEVROLET TAHOE | |
| 2024 CHEVROLET TAHOE | Built to 2024-05-31. |
| 2021 GMC SIERRA 1500 | Built from 2021-03-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 GMC SIERRA 1500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2023 GMC SIERRA 1500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2024 GMC SIERRA 1500 | Built to 2024-05-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2021 GMC YUKON | Built from 2021-03-01. |
| 2022 GMC YUKON | |
| 2023 GMC YUKON | |
| 2024 GMC YUKON | Built to 2024-05-31. |
| 2021 GMC YUKON XL | Built from 2021-03-01. |
| 2022 GMC YUKON XL | |
| 2023 GMC YUKON XL | |
| 2024 GMC YUKON XL | Built to 2024-05-31. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE25001
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE25001 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2025-01-16, closed 2025-10-23. Loss of motive power due to engine failure. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL; ENGINE. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| N262552620 | 2026-05-11. Service campaign. Certain vehicles may have a condition that could cause the cylinder 2 glow plug to fail. If this failure occurs, the Malfunction Indicator Light (Check Engine Light) will illuminate and a diagnostic trouble code will set. This special coverage covers the condition described above for a period of 15 years or 150,000 miles (240,000 km), whichever occurs first, from the date the vehicle was originally placed in service, regardless of ownership. For vehicles covered by Vehicle Service Contracts, all eligible claims with repair orders on or after May 11, 2026, are covered by this special coverage and must be submitted using the labor operation codes provided with this bulletin. Claims with repair orders prior to May 11, 2026, must be submitted to the Service Contract provider. Vehicle owners or lessees who paid for repairs referenced in this Special Coverage (“Customers”) are eligible for reimbursement of their reasonable and customary expenses in accordance with the procedures specified below. The conditional right to reimbursement is provided by GM solely in the interest of customer satisfaction and is personal to Customers. Customers may not assign and GM does not consent to any assignment of any Customer’s right to submit reimbursement claims, or to receive reimbursement, or any other rights granted by this Special Coverage to any third party, including but not limited to service contract providers, and this Special Coverage is not intended to and does not confer any third party beneficiary, subrogation or contribution rights, or any other rights to reimbursement, against GM, whether in law, equity or otherwise, on any third parties. Dealers are to replace the cylinder 2 glow plug as necessary. The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer. |
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| N252494003-02 | 2026-01-21. Service campaign. Certain vehicles listed above, may have a condition where the connecting rod and/or crankshaft engine components in these vehicles may have manufacturing defects that can lead to engine damage and engine failure. This special coverage covers if an engine failure occurs in the vehicle as a result of the condition described above for a period of 10 years or 150,000 miles (240,000 km), whichever occurs first, from the date the vehicle was originally placed in service, regardless of ownership. For vehicles covered by Vehicle Service Contracts, all eligible claims with repair orders on or after May 23, 2025, are covered by this special coverage and must be submitted using the labor operation codes provided with this bulletin. Claims with repair orders prior to May 23, 2025, must be submitted to the Service Contract provider. Vehicle owners or lessees who paid for repairs referenced in this Special Coverage (“Customers”) are eligible for reimbursement of their reasonable and customary expenses in accordance with the procedures specified below. The conditional right to reimbursement is provided by GM solely in the interest of customer satisfaction and is personal to Customers. Customers may not assign and GM does not consent to any assignment of any Customer’s right to submit reimbursement claims, or to receive reimbursement, or any other rights granted by this Special Coverage to any third party, including but not limited to service contract providers, and this Special Coverage is not intended to and does not confer any third party beneficiary, subrogation or contribution rights, or any other rights to reimbursement, against GM, whether in law, equity or otherwise, on any third parties. Dealers are to replace the engine. The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer. |
| 25-NA-150 | 2025-12-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides a procedure to check and replace the oil cooler seals before just replacing the oil cooler, for an oil leak. |
| 00-06-01-026R | 2025-12-03. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information on replacing the intake manifold when the engine is replaced after severe internal engine damage. |
| 25-NA-339 | 2025-11-12. Service bulletin. Under Field Actions N252494000, N252494001, the service procedure includes performing a PICO test on vehicle engines within the identified suspect VIN population. If the engine passes the PICO test, the engine oil will be changed from 0W20 to Mobil 1 Supercar 0W40 dexosR. From that point forward, the engine must use 0W40 dexosR oil products for all future oil change services. |
| 23-NA-170 | 2025-10-25. Service bulletin. This bulletin advises the tech to inspect deeper into what may be to main cause of an engine failure. |
| 23-NA-153 | 2025-10-25. Service bulletin. The service bulletin advises the tech of a normal transmission shift condition and the delay in throttle response when the throttle plate is opened rapidly and advises the customer that it is normal for the delay. |
| 25-NA-170 | 2025-10-21. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides a repair procedure to correct a customer concern of Loss of Air Conditioning, Weak Cooling, and/or Warm Air Coming from Vents. |
| 24-NA-241 | 2025-10-16. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin advises the technician of a part number change for long block engines used in the trucks noted. |
| 22-NA-080 | 2025-10-16. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the camshaft actuator magnet to correct customer concerns of engine related shudder. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.