Service bulletin 18207 01
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10212573 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2022-05-31 |
| Manufacturer's number | 18207 01 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2018-11-07 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; STEERING:COLUMN; STEERING |
NHTSA's summary
Customer Satisfaction. Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the power steering gear motor could separate from the steering gear housing due to corrosion of the attaching bolts. If the motor separates, power steering assist may be reduced or lost, and the driver may experience an unexpected increase in steering effort, especially at low speeds. Replace the bolts that attach the electric power steering motor to the steering gear and add a protective wax coating to each bolt and the seam around the electric power steering motor. If the bolts cannot be removed due to corrosion, the steering gear must be replaced. ** Revised Parts Information **
The document
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Components
Steering, Power steering, Steering column and wheel
| CADILLAC ATS | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
|---|---|
| CADILLAC CTS | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| CHEVROLET CAMARO | 2016, 2017 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 25V175000 | 2025-03-20. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
|---|---|
| 19V086000 | 2019-02-07. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
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| 18207 | 2022-05-31. Service bulletin. Customer Satisfaction. Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the power steering gear motor could separate from the steering gear housing due to corrosion of the attaching bolts. If the motor separates, power steering assist may be reduced or lost, and the driver may experience an unexpected increase in steering effort, especially at low speeds. Replace the bolts that attach the electric power steering motor to the steering gear and add a protective wax coating to each bolt and the seam around the electric power steering motor. If the bolts cannot be removed due to corrosion, the steering gear must be replaced. |
| PIC6025D | 2019-06-10. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with a diagnostic tip for vehicles with intermittent no crack with a "Turn Steering Wheel Start Vehicle Again". If there is a Diagnostic Trouble Code B305A stored history in the Body Control Module it may have been caused by a bound up steering wheel. Review the owner?s manual Starting the Vehicle Messages section with the customer. |
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| 18135 01 | 2018-08-20. Service bulletin. 18135-01 - Customer Satisfaction Program. Certain vehicles may have a condition in which power steering software may disable power steering assist within a few seconds after a warm restart, or while idling or driving at very low speeds following a warm restart. If this occurs, a chime will sound and the vehicle?s driver information center will display the following message: ?DRIVE WITH CARE & SERVICE POWER STRG.ASSIST?. Restarting the vehicle may resolve the software fault. Reprogram the power steering control module. |
| PI1097A | 2018-06-11. Service bulletin. This preliminary bulletin provides a procedure to repair a possible loose ground and/or reprogram the power steering module to correct the customers concern of intermittent Service Power Steering message on. |
| 17-NA-115 | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides information for new software due to intermittent vehicle pill while driving. |
| 18NA082 | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of rattle noise heard from left side of steering column when driving over rough roads. |
| 15-NA-046 | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides repair information for replacing the steering wheel airbag to correct a customer concern that the steering wheel airbag is not flush to the steering wheel and/or it is difficult to depress airbag to engage the horn. |