{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "General Motors LLC recall 16V256: Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac Escalade Esv, Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 5 more (2016 to 2017)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v256/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V256: Inadequate welds may allow the control arm to separate from the bushing, compromising steering and increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac Escalade Esv, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe, Gmc Sierra 1500, model years 2016 to 2017. Filed by General Motors LLC and reported to NHTSA on 28 April 2016. 3,738 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 2016 Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Sierra, GMC Yukon and GMC Yukon XL vehicles. The front upper control arms may have inadequate welds near the control arm bushing. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls The maker's own number for this recall: 42190. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V256 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Inadequate welds may allow the control arm to separate from the bushing, compromising steering and increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V256 General Motors LLC Suspension:Front:Control Arm 28 April 2016 2016-2017 CADILLAC ESCALADE, CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV, C",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:19:33+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:42:07+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"General Motors LLC recall 16V256: Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac Escalade Esv, Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 5 more (2016 to 2017)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v256/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}