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Service bulletin 16-NA-211

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 id10100804
Published by NHTSA2017-05-25
Manufacturer's number16-NA-211
Manufacturer's date2016-07-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN INFORMS THE TECHNICIANS ON A CHANGE MADE TO THE INTERLOCK COMPONETS OF THE SHIFTING SYSTEM TO INCREASE THE ROBUSTNESS OF GEAR LOCKOUT WHEN NOT ENGAGED.

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, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ATS2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

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

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