GM service campaign N252494003-01
What it saysCertain 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. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
GM filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Jun 26, 2025, about the power train. It names 24 model years across Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac (2021–2024). A service campaign is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationPicked out of NHTSA’s summary below, word for word. The document itself is the record, and the dealer checks the VIN.
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.
Trouble codes it names: P0016 all 1 read from the document itself; NHTSA’s summary names none
One of the 432 warranty extensions and special-coverage programs on file — every make, with the term each runs to.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N252494003-01 | Service campaign | Jun 26, 2025 | 11019752 | PDF, 215 KB |
What the document itself lists
The manufacturer titles it “REVISION: N252494003-01– Special Coverage”.
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| 12740076 | ENGINE | — |
| 12669858 | BELT, ACSRY DRV PRIM | — |
| 12658178 | BELT, ACSRY DRV AUX | — |
| 13579648 | SEAL, A/C CMPR & CNDSR HOSE | — |
| 13579649 | SEAL, A/C CMPR & CNDSR HOSE | — |
| 11549180 | BOLT,ENG MT FRM SI | — |
| 23129010 | GASKET, ENG OIL CLR | — |
| 22988272 | RETAINER,TRANS FLUID CLR PIPE CONN | — |
| 15035747 | SEAL,EXH SYS | — |
| 15077362 | SEAL,EXH SYS | — |
| 12626354 | GASKET,INT MANIF | — |
| 12682391 | GASKET,W/PMP | — |
| 85639955 | SEAL,TRANS FLUID CLR PIPE FTG | — |
| 11548998 | BOLT,ENG MT ENG SI | — |
| 11546600 | BOLT,EXH MANIF | — |
| 12657093 | GASKET,EXH MANIF | — |
| 12679463 | PIPE,FUEL FEED INTER | — |
| 12703668 | PIPE,FUEL FEED INTER | — |
| 12726902 | SEAL KIT,F/INJR O-RING | — |
| 19432442 | SEAL KIT,F/INJR O-RING | — |
| 12679867 | GASKET,F/PMP BRKT | — |
| 24504031 | SEAL,OIL LVL IND | — |
| 19432331 | — | — |
| 19432456 | — | — |
| 12346290 | — | — |
| 10953464 | — | — |
| 85724972 | HOSE ENGINE OIL COOLER | — |
| 85575817 | RADIATOR | — |
| 85575818 | RADIATOR | — |
| 85575815 | RADIATOR | — |
| 85575814 | RADIATOR | — |
| 11569956 | Flywheel Bolts (2021 MY only) | — |
Labour operations and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 9900928 | Diagnosis Only – No Further Action Required Up To | 1 hrs |
| 9900929 | Customer Reimbursement Approved - For USA and Canada dealers only - For Export… | 0.2 hrs |
| 9900930 | Customer Reimbursement Denied – For USA dealers only N/A ZREG *** For USA and… | 20 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (4 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches GM’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote.
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.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themChevrolet 12 model years
GMC 8 model years
Cadillac 4 model years
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 24 model years this bulletin names have filed 8,054 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 1,727 of them name Power Train — 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.
On the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado, the 44 owners who gave an odometer reading for Power Train reported it at a median of 64,000 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
I was driving and noticed a very strong smell of an electrical fire. The truck popped up a High Voltage Battery warning and several warning lights came on. We stopped, restarted the truck and the lights came on again, the smell returned as soon as we started driving. We drove the truck to Cable Dahmer GMC in Kansas City, MO.
2024 GMC Sierra · Power Train · filed with NHTSA May 11, 2026 · ODI 11737138
The contact owns a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that after purchasing the vehicle and leaving the local dealer, he heard an abnormal sound with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle back to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the transmission to be replaced.
2022 GMC Sierra · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Dec 28, 2022 · ODI 11499235
While driving our 2023 Chevrolet Duramax diesel suburban, I was waiting, at a complete stop, against the median to make a U turn. When the traffic cleared, I began the turn when I suddenly noticed a nearly complete loss of power, hesitancy of engine engagement, and little response to the gas pedal being depressed.
2023 Chevrolet Suburban · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Jan 3, 2025 · ODI 11633963
In depth: 2024 Chevrolet Silverado transmission and drivetrain problems → · 2023 Chevrolet Silverado transmission and drivetrain problems → · 2022 Chevrolet Silverado transmission and drivetrain problems → · 2021 Chevrolet Silverado transmission and drivetrain problems →
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 power train
Source: same model, same component group95 other manufacturer communications filed against these GM models under the same component group (power train), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Chevrolet list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| N252502891-01 | Service campaign | Aug 20, 2026 | Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the internal differential nut was cross threaded or missing during assembly. Dealers will rev… |
| N252517790 | Service campaign | Oct 14, 2025 | Certain vehicles, equipped with 8L80 or 8L90 Transmissions, may have a condition in which the reaction carrier cracks. Dealers are to replac… |
| N242454441 -03 | Service campaign | Oct 9, 2025 | Certain vehicles listed above, may have a condition where the transmission control valve has worn, resulting in a gradual loss of pressure w… |
| 25-NA-080 | Service bulletin | Sep 4, 2025 | This service bulletin provides a procedure to overhaul the control valve to replace a plate and worn down check ball to correct the customer… |
| N242483540-01 | Service campaign | May 21, 2025 | Certain vehicles listed above may have a condition in which the transmission may not shift properly. Dealers are to replace the transmission… |
| 22-NA-182 | Service bulletin | May 16, 2025 | This service bulletin advises the technician to check if the transmission cooler lines are twisted to correct customer concerns of Harsh Shi… |
| 24-NA-133 | Service bulletin | May 14, 2025 | This informational bulletin provides information on Wheel Drive Shaft Retention Snap Ring Design Change. |
| 25-NA-108 | Service bulletin | May 12, 2025 | This bulletin provides a procedure to inspect and verify the drive shafts are over extending past the 5mm tolerance, causing the customers c… |

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Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is GM N252494003-01 a recall?
No. A service campaign 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 N252494003-01 repair free?
A service campaign is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does N252494003-01 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 24 model years across 3 brands (Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac): 2024 Cadillac Escalade, 2023 Cadillac Escalade, 2022 Cadillac Escalade, 2021 Cadillac Escalade, 2024 Chevrolet Silverado, 2023 Chevrolet Silverado and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.