# NHTSA recall 26V289000

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.

**NHTSA advises: do not drive until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 26V289000
- Manufacturer's number: N262557620
- Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
- Reported: 2026\-05\-07
- Owners notified: 2026\-05\-18
- Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE \(4\-WHEEL DRIVE\)
- Units potentially affected: 66
- Part numbers: 85843424, 85843425, 85797738, 87842227

## What is wrong

General Motors, LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain 2026 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Suburban, and Tahoe, and GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles with four\-wheel \(4WD\) or all\-wheel drive \(AWD\), and certain 2015\-2020 Suburban, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Yukon, Yukon XL, and Tahoe vehicles. A component missing from the drivetrain transfer case may cause the front and/or rear wheels to lock up without warning to the driver.


## What can happen

Front or rear wheel lockup increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the remedy is completed. Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the transfer case assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 18, 2026. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1\-800\-462\-8782, Chevrolet customer service at 1\-800\-222\-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4223.  GM's number for this recall is N262557620. Vehicle Identification Numbers \(VINs\) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 7, 2026.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 1, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-21
- Vehicles in the campaign: 66
- Reported remedied: 33 \(50%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 CADILLAC ESCALADE](/makes/cadillac/escalade/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-08\-25 to 2014\-08\-25.
- [2026 CADILLAC ESCALADE](/makes/cadillac/escalade/2026/recalls.md). Built 2025\-09\-16 to 2025\-11\-05.
- [2015 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV](/makes/cadillac/escalade/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-07\-15 to 2014\-07\-15. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2026 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV](/makes/cadillac/escalade-esv/2026/recalls.md). Built 2025\-09\-13 to 2026\-03\-24.
- [2026 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500](/makes/chevrolet/silverado/2026/recalls.md). Built 2025\-08\-25 to 2026\-03\-27. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN](/makes/chevrolet/suburban/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-10\-06 to 2014\-10\-06.
- [2017 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN](/makes/chevrolet/suburban/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-09\-14 to 2016\-09\-14.
- [2018 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN](/makes/chevrolet/suburban/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-10\-02 to 2018\-06\-04.
- [2019 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN](/makes/chevrolet/suburban/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-11\-12 to 2019\-02\-20.
- [2020 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN](/makes/chevrolet/suburban/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-07\-02 to 2020\-03\-16.
- [2026 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500](/makes/chevrolet/suburban/2026/recalls.md). Built 2025\-08\-29 to 2025\-08\-29. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2016 CHEVROLET TAHOE](/makes/chevrolet/tahoe/2016/recalls.md). Built 2019\-05\-14 to 2019\-05\-14.
- [2017 CHEVROLET TAHOE](/makes/chevrolet/tahoe/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-01 to 2017\-06\-12.
- [2019 CHEVROLET TAHOE](/makes/chevrolet/tahoe/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-05\-14 to 2019\-05\-14.
- [2026 CHEVROLET TAHOE](/makes/chevrolet/tahoe/2026/recalls.md). Built 2025\-08\-29 to 2025\-09\-11.
- [2026 GMC SIERRA 1500](/makes/gmc/sierra/2026/recalls.md). Built 2025\-08\-26 to 2026\-04\-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2019 GMC YUKON](/makes/gmc/yukon/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-06\-20 to 2019\-06\-20.
- [2020 GMC YUKON](/makes/gmc/yukon/2020/recalls.md). Built 2020\-02\-11 to 2020\-02\-11.
- [2026 GMC YUKON](/makes/gmc/yukon/2026/recalls.md). Built 2025\-10\-16 to 2026\-04\-08.
- [2018 GMC YUKON XL](/makes/gmc/yukon-xl/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-11\-09 to 2017\-11\-09.
- [2019 GMC YUKON XL](/makes/gmc/yukon-xl/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-05\-01 to 2019\-05\-01.
- [2026 GMC YUKON XL](/makes/gmc/yukon-xl/2026/recalls.md). Built 2025\-09\-08 to 2025\-10\-31.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [14192A](/bulletins/10248736.md), 2024-01-16, Service bulletin
- [14192](/bulletins/10248735.md), 2024-01-16, Service bulletin
- [PIE0349A](/bulletins/10201135.md), 2021-09-07, Service bulletin
- [PIE0349](/bulletins/10201134.md), 2021-09-07, Service bulletin
- [PIE0349A](/bulletins/10190929.md), 2021-04-26, Service bulletin
- [19NA136](/bulletins/10186069.md), 2021-02-01, Service bulletin
- [19NA136](/bulletins/10163252.md), 2019-07-29, Service bulletin
- [PIP3366C](/bulletins/10143757.md), 2018-08-20, Service bulletin
- [PIP5250C](/bulletins/10139310.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin
- [060089026N](/bulletins/10139278.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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