Service bulletin SB-15717

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10074772
Published by NHTSA	2016-06-22
Manufacturer's number	SB-15717
Manufacturer's date	2015-10-01
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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

Engine, Exhaust and emissions, Transmission and driveline, Exhaust manifold, pipes and muffler, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ATS	2016

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

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