Chevrolet bulletin 16-NA-274
What it saysFleet Action Center (FAC) Labor Operation Restrictions and Repair Restrictions for US Medium Duty Dealers Important Instructions Involving the Fleet Action Center (FAC): On 2016 and newer Chevrolet 3500, 4500 or 5500… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Chevrolet filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Nov 9, 2024, received Apr 14, 2021, about the equipment — 3 documents under this number. It names 54 model years (2016–2025). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationFleet Action Center (FAC) Labor Operation Restrictions and Repair Restrictions for US Medium Duty Dealers Important Instructions Involving the Fleet Action Center (FAC): On 2016 and newer Chevrolet 3500, 4500 or 5500 Low Cab Forward Medium Duty Trucks, if you are working on any items listed in the Restricted Repairs section below, then you MUST contact your Service Operations Manager (SOM) representative at FAC for authorization at (800) 353-3867, prompt #4 prior to ordering any parts/performing warranty repairs.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-NA-274 | Service bulletin | Nov 9, 2024 | 11011706 | PDF, 132 KB |
| 16-NA-274 | Service bulletin | May 17, 2022 | 10213006 | PDF, 78 KB |
| 16-NA-274 | Service bulletin | Oct 1, 2016 | 10190254 | not found |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
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Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2024 Chevrolet 3500HD; 2016 Chevrolet 4500; 2017 Chevrolet 4500; 2018 Chevrolet 4500; 2019 Chevrolet 4500; 2020 Chevrolet 4500; 2022 Chevrolet 4500; 2017 Chevrolet 4500HD; 2018 Chevrolet 4500HD; 2019 Chevrolet 4500HD; 2020 Chevrolet 4500HD; 2021 Chevrolet 4500HD; 2022 Chevrolet 4500HD; 2023 Chevrolet 4500HD; 2017 Chevrolet 4500XD; 2018 Chevrolet 4500XD; 2019 Chevrolet 4500XD; 2020 Chevrolet 4500XD; 2021 Chevrolet 4500XD; 2022 Chevrolet 4500XD; 2017 Chevrolet 5500HD; 2018 Chevrolet 5500HD; 2019 Chevrolet 5500HD; 2020 Chevrolet 5500HD; 2021 Chevrolet 5500HD; 2022 Chevrolet 5500HD; 2023 Chevrolet 5500HD; 2018 Chevrolet 5500XD; 2019 Chevrolet 5500XD; 2020 Chevrolet 5500XD; 2021 Chevrolet 5500XD; 2022 Chevrolet 5500XD; 2019 Chevrolet 6500HD; 2020 Chevrolet 6500HD; 2021 Chevrolet 6500HD; 2022 Chevrolet 6500HD; 2023 Chevrolet 6500HD; 2016 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 3500; 2017 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 3500; 2018 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 3500; 2019 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 3500; 2016 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 4500; 2017 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 4500; 2016 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 5500; 2017 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 5500; 2018 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward 6500; 2025 Chevrolet LOW Cab Forward N Series.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 7 model years this bulletin names have filed 232 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 119 of them name Electrical System, Power Train, Engine — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
There is a common and very dangerous electrical wire routing problem on my vehicle, along with 3 dozen others and my dads (separate but same truck) i confirmed with (FB group for owners of 17-19 L5P GMC diesel trucks) where the alternator positive wire from the alternator to the battery is run right along and across a rather sharp part…
2019 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Oct 29, 2025 · ODI 11696384
Electrical components are failing in the tailgate lock/unlock mechanism. The tailgate goes up and down on its own while in park. It will also go up and down on its own after the truck is off and unattended This started happening about a week ago. It is available for inspection upon request and has not been inspected by any agency yet.
2021 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Nov 27, 2024 · ODI 11627812
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. The contact stated that while driving on at 70-73 MPH, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted to first gear. The contact slammed on the brake pedal and pulled over to the side of the road. The vehicle was turned off. The contact stated that the tachometer had increased to over 3,000 RPM.
2020 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD · Engine · filed with NHTSA Feb 10, 2025 · ODI 11641761
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the equipment
Source: same model, same component group54 other manufacturer communications filed against these Chevrolet models under the same component group (equipment), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Chevrolet list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIT6504 | Service bulletin | Apr 1, 2026 | This preliminary information communicates a normal characteristic where Some customers may comment that they have a " Forward Collision Unav… |
| PIP5601B | Service bulletin | Jul 18, 2025 | This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vibration complaints that are one of the most challe… |
| 22-NA-161 | Service bulletin | May 17, 2025 | This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on power folding mirrors do not fold at the same speed. |
| 20-NA-051 | Service bulletin | Apr 30, 2025 | This informational bulletin provides information on the Low Cab Forward trucks and the Alpine Radio Exchange Program. |
| 22-NA-096 | Service bulletin | Mar 29, 2025 | This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Customer Education Bulletin for Google Built In Radio. |
| 17-NA-073 | Service bulletin | Mar 5, 2025 | This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information with the field action courtesy transportation policy. |
| 17-NA-331 | Service bulletin | Jan 17, 2025 | Rear View Camera Guidelines Not Present at Times Condition Some customers may report that the Rear View Camera (RVC) guidelines are temp… |
| 21-NA-091 | Service bulletin | Dec 21, 2024 | This service bulletin provides information for customers/dealers/technicians on Normal Camera Display Operation - Flashing Diamond - Spot… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Chevrolet 16-NA-274 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the 16-NA-274 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every GM warranty extension on file lists the ones GM has filed.
Which vehicles does 16-NA-274 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 54 model years: 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD, 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD, 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD, 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD, 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD, 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.