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1GNSKHKC5JR276512

2018 CHEVROLET Suburban LT

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2018 CHEVROLET Suburban

Year

2018

Make

CHEVROLET

Model

Suburban

Trim

LT

Body Style

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]

Drive Type

4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4

Engine

5.3L 8-cyl

Fuel Type

Gasoline

Transmission

Automatic

Plant

ARLINGTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES (USA)

Vehicle Type

MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)

Manufacturer

GENERAL MOTORS LLC

Owner Complaints

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Service Bulletins

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Open Recalls for This Vehicle

18V673000

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Cadillac CT6, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Volt, and GMC Yukon XL vehicles. Certain second-row or third-row rear seatbelts retractor assemblies may not automatically lock when the seatbelt is fully pulled out of the retractor, possibly preventing a child seat from being properly secured. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

19V645000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicles. The amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over time.

19V761000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is traveling between 41 and 60 mph in four-wheel or automatic mode, the Electronic-Brake Control Module (EBCM) software may activate the driveline-protection system.

26V289000DO NOT DRIVE

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

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.

Known Issues — Factory Service Bulletins

The manufacturer has filed 1,251 technical service bulletins with NHTSA for the 2018 CHEVROLET Suburban — factory-acknowledged issues with documented fixes, distinct from recalls. Top areas:

Equipment · 422Electrical System · 263Engine And Engine Cooling · 171Power Train · 139Engine · 130Unknown Or Other · 86

PIT5509MThis PI provides diagnostic tips for diagnosing electric trailer brakes issues.

PIT3271QThis preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.

PIP4902VThis preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.

Owner-Reported Problems (NHTSA)

Owners have filed 81 complaints with the federal government (NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation) about the 2018 CHEVROLET Suburban. Complaints are owner-reported issues — unlike recalls, they are not manufacturer-acknowledged defects, but they show where this model-year has real-world trouble spots.

Engine · 18Power Train · 17Electrical System · 16Service Brakes · 14Unknown Or Other · 10Steering · 8

About This VIN

VIN 1GNSKHKC5JR276512 identifies a 2018 CHEVROLET Suburban LT sport utility vehicle [suv]/multipurpose vehicle [mpv]. The first three characters (1GN) form the World Manufacturer Identifier — encoding country, manufacturer, and vehicle type. Characters 4-8 (SKHKC) describe the model, body, and engine. The 9th character (5) is the check digit. Position 10 (J) encodes the model year (2018). Position 11 (R) is the plant code — this vehicle was assembled in ARLINGTON, UNITED STATES (USA). The final six characters (276512) are the unique sequential production number.

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