NHTSA campaign 26V085000 · Manufacturer campaign N252536750
General Motors, LLC Recall 26V-085: Rear Wheel Lock Up from Transmission Control Valve Failure
NHTSA recall 26V085000 (Manufacturer campaign N252536750) was reported by General Motors, LLC on February 13, 2026, with 43,743 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban and more for the 2022 model year. Owners were notified on April 7, 2026, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 26V085000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 26V085000 (also written 26V-085 or 26V085)
- Filed by
- General Motors, LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- N252536750
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 43,743 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module — Software
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 66.44% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 26V085000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Cadillac
Cadillac Escalade
- 2022 · Vehicles built March 17, 2022 – July 19, 2022 (per NHTSA)
Cadillac Escalade ESV
- 2022 · Vehicles built February 18, 2022 – July 19, 2022 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Suburban
- 2022 · Vehicles built January 6, 2022 – July 19, 2022 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2022 · Vehicles built March 23, 2022 – July 19, 2022 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Yukon
- 2022 · Vehicles built January 14, 2022 – July 19, 2022 (per NHTSA)
GMC Yukon XL
- 2022 · Vehicles built March 31, 2022 – July 19, 2022 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 26V085000.
Defect description
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade, and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles equipped with 10 Speed Transmission with ETRS (Electronic Transmission Range Select). The transmission control valve may fail and lock up the rear wheels.
Safety consequence
Rear wheels that lock up while driving increase the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will install new transmission control module (TCM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 7, 2026. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, GMC customer service at GMC 1-800-462-8782 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252536750. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 12, 2026.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 26V085000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.