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P262B on Chevrolet vehicles

P262B is named on 9 Chevrolet model years (2016–2018): 41 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Suburban, Tahoe, Silverado 2500HD, Silverado.

Powertrain 9 model years 41 manufacturer filings

Which Chevrolet model years name P262B

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 Chevrolet SuburbanEngine6—
2016 Chevrolet TahoeEngine6—
2017 Chevrolet SuburbanEngine5—
2017 Chevrolet TahoeEngine5—
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HDEngine5—
2018 Chevrolet SuburbanEngine4—
2018 Chevrolet TahoeEngine4—
2018 Chevrolet SilveradoEngine3—
2016 Chevrolet SilveradoElectrical System3—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

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Chevrolet filings that name P262B

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Chevrolet filed with NHTSA whose summary names P262B. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P262B means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P262B sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Chevrolet and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P262B a known problem on Chevrolet vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 41 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P262B on 9 Chevrolet model years (2016–2018). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Chevrolet models does P262B appear on most?

2016 Suburban (6 documents), 2016 Tahoe (6 documents), 2016 Silverado 2500HD (5 documents).

Does P262B on a Chevrolet mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.