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Service bulletin 14545

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 id10090563
Published by NHTSA2017-02-06
Manufacturer's number14545
Manufacturer's date2014-09-18
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD

NHTSA's summary

"14545 - SERVICE UPDATE. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO INSPECT THE HOOD LATCH STRIKER WELD, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE HOOD ON CERTAIN VEHICLES. THE HOOD LATCH STRIKER REINFORCEMENT ASSEMBLY PRODUCED FROM A SPECIFIC WELD FIXTURE MIGHT NOT CONFORM TO COMPONENT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS. THE WELDING BETWEEN THE STRIKER WIRE AND THE REINFORCEMENT PLATE MAY HAVE REDUCED STRENGTH. THIS CONDITION COULD PREVENT THE HOOD FROM LATCHING. IF THE HOOD DOES NOT LATCH, THE VEHICLE SECURITY INDICATOR LIGHT WILL FLASH RAPIDLY, THE REMOTE START WILL NOT FUNCTION, AND THE HOOD OPEN MESSAGE WILL APPEAR IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC). "

The document

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Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ATS2015

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

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