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Service bulletin SB-13444

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 id10067204
Published by NHTSA2016-05-23
Manufacturer's numberSB-13444
Manufacturer's date2014-02-07
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE ECM ON CERTAIN 2013-2014 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC ATS VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION (M3L). THESE VEHICLES HAVE SOFTWARE THAT PROTECTS THE ENGINE DUAL-MASS FLYWHEEL. WHILE DECELERATING AND COMING TO A STOP, THE SOFTWARE MAY SUSPEND ENGINE OPERATION IF THE CUSTOMER FAILS TO DECLUTCH OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS, FORCING THE ENGINE RPM WELL BELOW NORMAL IDLE SPEEDS. THIS WILL OCCUR WITHOUT DRIVELINE VIBRATION OR NOISE TO PROVIDE INDICATION TO THE CUSTOMER, WHO MAY COMPLAIN OF AN UNEXPECTED STALL WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE NEW CALIBRATION HAS A REVISED DMF PROTECTION ALGORITHM THAT WILL ALLOW LOWER ENGINE SPEEDS AND ADDITIONAL DRIVER FEEDBACK TO DECLUTCH OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, BEFORE INTERVENTION OCCURS.

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Engine, Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission, Software

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ATS2013, 2014

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

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