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Service bulletin 44240

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 id10089392
Published by NHTSA2017-01-24
Manufacturer's number44240
Manufacturer's date2016-06-08
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

44240 - SPECIAL COVERAGE. FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HAPTIC SEAT OPTION (RPO UFL OR UHX) AND A NON-MOTORIZED SEAT BELT RETRACTOR (RPO AX7), THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT MAY BE ILLUMINATED DUE TO A POTENTIAL FAULT WITH THE DRIVER’S SIDE DIAGNOSABLE BUCKLE SWITCH. IF THIS AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND HAS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B0072 SET, IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE DRIVER’S SIDE DIAGNOSABLE BUCKLE SWITCH, AND THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS OR SEATBELT PRE-TENSIONERS. IN THIS CONDITION, THE AIRBAG OR SEATBELT PRE-TENSIONER DEPLOYMENTS ARE NOT AFFECTED. THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE COVERS THE CONDITION DESCRIBED ABOVE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES (193,000 KM), WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, FROM THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP. DEALERS ARE TO LOOK FOR DTC B0072 AND REPLACE THE DRIVER’S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE.

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

Air bags, Seat belts

Trouble codes named

B0072

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ATS2014, 2015, 2016
CADILLAC CTS2014, 2015, 2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20262462026-05-21. Airbag
26V3290002026-05-21. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20143152014-07-29. Seats And Restraints

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
990940005G2024-02-12. Service bulletin. Seat Belt Extender Availability
15NA0872024-02-12. Service bulletin. Stop/Start System (RPO KL9) Inhibited with Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) ON, and DTC P16DC Set
15NA0462024-02-12. Service bulletin. Driver Steering Wheel Airbag Not Flush With Steering Wheel and/or Difficulty Depressing Airbag to Engage Horn
141712023-12-18. Service bulletin. Lapbelt Pretensioner Locking Performance
141642023-12-18. Service bulletin. Passenger Airbag Status Indicator Illumination
155212023-12-18. Service bulletin. In situations where your vehicle side doors will not open from INSIDE the vehicle due to low or no battery voltage, such as a discharged or disconnected battery, or if the vehicle is entered without the key fob or the fob is not working, the driver and passenger side doors can be opened from the inside of the vehicle by using the manual release levers located on the floor between the seats and the door openings.
120941002A2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Passenger Presence System (PPS) May Command Seat Belt Reminder Chime and Passenger Airbag Indicator On When Electronic Devices or Conductive Objects are Placed on Front Passenger Seat
990940005G2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Seat Belt Extender Availability
15NA0462023-12-11. Service bulletin. Driver Steering Wheel Airbag Not Flush With Steering Wheel and/or Difficulty Depressing Airbag to Engage Horn.
120941002B2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Passenger Presence System (PPS) May Command Seat Belt Reminder Chime Passenger Airbag Indicator On When Electronic Devices or Conductive Objects are Placed on Front Passenger Seat