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Service bulletin 12316

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10049940
Published by NHTSA2013-01-23
Manufacturer's number12316
Manufacturer's date2012-12-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

NHTSA's summary

GM SERVICE UPDATE FOR INVENTORY AND CUSTOMER VEHICLES IMPROPER DIFFERENTIAL RING GEAR WELD EXPIRES WITH BASE WARRANTY. *JS

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Differential

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ATS2013

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
G-1537502016-10-12. Service bulletin. 12316 - SERVICE UPDATE. THE WELD BETWEEN THE RING GEAR AND CARRIER MAY NOT BE TO SPECIFICATION AND COULD ALLOW THE RING GEAR TO SEPARATE. IF THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER CAN APPLY THROTTLE BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. IF THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE WILL COAST TO A STOP. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER ASSEMBLY.
12316A2016-06-09. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000192383-A2016-04-12. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-12316-A2016-03-16. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PI-13362015-03-27. Service bulletin. CADILLAC: FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL, THERE IS LEAKING, ON SOME VEHICLES, DUE TO PINION SEAL JOURNAL HAVING LEAD ON IT, WHICH NEEDS REPLACING. MODEL 2013-14 ATS, CTS SEDAN. *PE