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NHTSA Campaign 26V085000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE

NHTSA campaign 26V085000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: control module: software. The repair is free.

General Motors, LLC filed the report for 26V085000 with NHTSA on February 13, 2026; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 26V085000, NHTSA lists up to 43,743 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 31, 2022 and July 19, 2022.

The 26V085000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 26V085000 were scheduled from April 7, 2026, 53 days after the report.

26V085000 covers 6 models from Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2022.

Owners of the model years 26V085000 covers have filed at least 161 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 26V085000 vehicles, the 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe has the most (40).

By potentially affected vehicles, 26V085000 ranks 42 of 165 General Motors, LLC recalls on this site.

Besides 26V085000, General Motors, LLC has 11 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 26V085000 was 26V083000, reported on February 12, 2026.

What this recall covers

The defect
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.
The risk
Rear wheels that lock up while driving increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
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.

Reported February 13, 2026

Vehicles covered by 26V085000 (6)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 26V085000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.

Newest record on this page: February 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted