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Chevrolet Traverse lug nut torque by year

Every Chevrolet Traverse is 140 ft-lb (190 N·m). That covers the first-generation Lambda (2009–2017), the 2018–2023 C1XX, the 2024 Traverse Limited fleet carryover and the 2024-and-later third generation. GM has printed the same value in every manual through the 2027 model year.

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Key takeaways

  • All Traverse, 2009–2027: 140 ft-lb (190 N·m) ⁠1 ⁠2
  • 2024 Traverse Limited (fleet) and the 2024 all-new Traverse share the value ⁠3 ⁠4
  • GM: never use oil or grease on the bolts or nuts ⁠2

Chevrolet Traverse lug nut torque by year

Model yearsVariantTorqueStudOwner’s manual
2009-20171st gen (Lambda)all140 ft-lb190 N·m–
Page p.374 'Capacities and Specifications'

“Wheel Nut Torque 140 lb ft 190 N·m”

2009 Chevrolet Traverse Owner Manual

⁠1
2009-20171st gen (Lambda)all140 ft-lb190 N·m–
Page p.416

“Wheel Nut Torque 190 N·m 140 lb ft”

2010 Chevrolet Traverse Owner Manual

⁠5
2009-20171st gen (Lambda)all140 ft-lb190 N·m–
Page p.408

“Wheel Nut Torque 190 N·m 140 lb ft”

2012 Chevrolet Traverse Owner Manual

⁠6
2009-20171st gen (Lambda)all140 ft-lb190 N·m–
Page p.356

“Wheel Nut Torque 190 N·m 140 lb ft”

2016 Chevrolet Traverse Owner Manual

⁠7
2018-20232nd gen (C1XX)all140 ft-lb190 N·m–
Page p.379 'Technical Data - Capacities'

“Wheel Nut Torque 190 N·m 140 lb ft”

2018 Chevrolet Traverse Owner's Manual

⁠8
2018-20232nd gen (C1XX)all140 ft-lb190 N·m–
Page p.388

“Wheel Nut Torque 190 N·m 140 lb ft”

2019 Chevrolet Traverse Owner Manual (84149414C)

⁠9
20242nd gen carryover (Traverse Limited, fleet)Traverse Limited140 ft-lb190 N·m–
Page p.335

“Wheel Nut Torque 190 N·m 140 lb ft”

2024 Chevrolet Traverse Limited Owner Manual

⁠3
2024-present3rd genall140 ft-lb190 N·m–
Page p.344 'Technical Data'

“Wheel Nut Torque 190 N·m 140 lb ft”

2024 Chevrolet All-new Traverse Owner Manual (17442647D)

⁠4
2024-present3rd genall (2027 MY)140 ft-lb190 N·m–
Page p.347 'Technical Data'

“Wheel Nut Torque 190 N·m 140 lb ft”

2027 Chevrolet Traverse Owner Manual (20342624A)

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Values as printed in the manufacturer’s owner’s manual for the year shown, not converted. Years between two checked manuals of the same generation are assumed to share the value. Open a row to read the exact wording.

What the owner’s manual says

  • Re-check: The wheel nuts should be tightened with a torque wrench to the proper torque specification after replacing.
  • Threads: Never use oil or grease on bolts or nuts because the nuts might come loose. (PDF p.352)
  • Threads: Never use oil or grease on bolts or nuts because the nuts might come loose. (PDF p.381)
  • Threads: Never use oil or grease on bolts or nuts because the nuts might come loose. (PDF p.369)

One value through three generations

The Traverse is a three-row crossover, but its wheel torque matches the Silverado pickup: 140 ft-lb (190 N·m). We checked nine GM manuals:

  • 1st generation (Lambda, 2009–2017): 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2016, all 140 lb ft (190 N·m) ⁠1 ⁠5 ⁠6 ⁠7.
  • 2nd generation (C1XX, 2018–2023): 2018 and 2019, unchanged ⁠8 ⁠9.
  • 2024 Traverse Limited: the fleet carryover of the second generation, same value ⁠3.
  • 3rd generation (2024 on): the 2024 all-new Traverse and the 2027 manual, same value ⁠4 ⁠2.

The smaller Equinox is a different story. Its value moved between 92 and 140 ft-lb depending on the year, and it has been 100 ft-lb (140 N·m) since 2018. Don’t carry an Equinox setting over to a Traverse, or the other way round. The two sit side by side in the Chevrolet and GMC chart.

GM’s Traverse manuals do not print the stud thread size.

Re-check and thread condition

The manuals give no re-torque mileage for the Traverse. After a tire change they say “the wheel nuts should be tightened with a torque wrench to the proper torque specification after replacing” ⁠2. They also warn: “Never use oil or grease on bolts or nuts because the nuts might come loose” ⁠1. Use a star pattern in two or more passes and finish with a torque wrench (lug nut tightening guide).

Years we have not checked

We have not retrieved the 2017 and 2023 manuals. The 2023 link returned an error. The years on each side print the same value. The other years between checked manuals are assumed to match because the value never changed in anything we read. No Traverse owner’s manual lists an oil drain plug or brake caliper bolt torque.

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