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Service bulletins for the 2013 Cadillac ATS

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.

2400 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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99-00-89-019N2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides information for the (GWM) and (WPC) on parts return program.
08-08-44-015H2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides information on Inappropriate Warranty Claims Submitted for Damaged Radios and IPCs
05-00-89-055F2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information for GM dealer empowerment program and goodwill procedures.
02-00-89-002P2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on when and how to submit a field product report.
01-03-10-003N2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This bulletin contains information for the new tires that the vehicle is equipped with and that they are covered by General Motors against defects in material or workmanship under the New Vehicle Warranty (Base Warranty Coverage). For vehicles within this warranty period, defective tires will be replaced on a pro rata adjustment basis according to the published distance-based schedule.
04-00-89-015L2017-07-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides warranty policy information on required operating procedures.
10-00-89-005F2017-07-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides warranty policy information on revised wiring repair labor operations and required additional information.
10-00-89-005F2017-07-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides warranty policy information on revised wiring repair labor operations and required additional information.
PIC6193B2017-05-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT THE RADIO WILL NOT SAVE XM FAVORITES. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIO TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN.
PIC5491J2017-04-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE AN ONSTAR SYSTEM THAT WILL NOT POWER UP. TECHNICIAN SHOULD TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND CANCEL RETAINED ACCESSORY POWER. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS POWERED DOWN REMOVE POWER TO THE ONSTAR MODULE FOR FIVE MINUTES. AFTER THE POWER HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR FIVE MINUTES, IF THE ONSTAR SYSTEM IS WORKING RELEASE THE VEHICLE. IF THE ONSTAR SYSTEM IS STILL INOPERATIVE CONTINUE WITH PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS.
PIT4720D2017-03-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN THAT AFTER REPLACING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER THE EXCHANGE CENTER IS UNABLE TO PROGRAM THE ACTUAL MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER OR THE ACTUAL MILEAGE IS UNKNOWN. DEALER WILL NEED TO FOLLOW DEALER TO THE GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL SECTION 5.2.4 ODOMETER SERVICING.
PIP5226A2017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT FINDING NEEDLE BEARINGS DURING AN OIL CHANGE. TECHNICIAN WILL GAIN ACCESS TO THE ROLLER ROCKERS TO INSPECT THEM. ONLY REPLACE THE ROLLER ROCKER THAT IS MISSING NEEDLE BEARINGS. BE SURE TO CLEAN THE OIL DRAINS TO RETRIEVE THE NEEDLE BEARINGS. EACH ROLLER ROCKER HAS 66 BEARINGS.
PIC61702017-03-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN WITH THE STEPS NEED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR VEHICLE THAT MAY HAVE A CONCERN WITH NAVIGATION ICON NOT SHOWING THE CORRECT LOCATION THEN JUMPING TO THE CORRECT LOCATION. THE POSITION INDICATOR MAY SHOW THE VEHICLE TURNING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR MAY SHOW THE VEHICLE TRAVELING OFF THE ROAD. TECHNICIAN WILL INSPECT THE HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE MOUNTING. FOLLOW SERVICE INFORMATION FOR THE CORRECT ORIENTATION OF THE HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE.
PIT3271G2017-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT CHANGING THE TIRE AND WHEEL SIZE ON VEHICLES. GENERAL MOTORS WILL ONLY SUPPORT A TIRE CALIBRATION FOR TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN SIZED, TESTED AND DESIGNED FOR THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION AND ITS APPLICATIONS. TECHNICIAN SHOULD NOT USE THE INFORMATION THAT IS PROVIDED BY THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM TIRE SIZE SELECTION.
G-1923832017-02-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 12316B - SERVICE UPDATE (REVISED PARTS INFORMATION). THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER ASSEMBLY ON CERTAIN VEHICLES. THE WELD BETWEEN THE RING GEAR AND CARRIER MAY NOT BE TO SPECIFICATION AND COULD ALLOW THE RING GEAR TO SEPARATE. IF THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER CAN APPLY THROTTLE BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. IF THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE WILL COAST TO A STOP.
00-03-10-003U2017-02-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS WARRANTY ADMINISTRATION BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE TIRES SUPPLIED WITH A NEW VEHICLE ARE COVERED BY GENERAL MOTORS AGAINST DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP UNDER THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY.
14687 MESSAGE 22017-02-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. 14687 - SERVICE UPDATE (STOP PERFORMING UPDATE MESSAGE). GENERAL MOTORS HAS DETERMINED THAT 2013 CADILLAC ATS MODEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BASE RADIO (RPO RAO WITHOUT UA3) ONLY ARE NOT PROGRAMMING SUCCESSFULLY. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, PLEASE STOP PERFORMING THE PROCEDURE CONTAINED IN SERVICE UPDATE BULLETIN 14687 ON THESE VEHICLES. DEALERS MAY CONTINUE TO PERFORM THIS SERVICE UPDATE ON 2013 CADILLAC SRX AND XTS MODEL VEHICLES AND ATS MODEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CUE RADIOS (RPO RAO WITH UA3).
12257A2017-01-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). 12257A - SERVICE UPDATE (REVISED SERVICE PROCEDURE). THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM MAY NOT CALCULATE THE MOST OPTIMAL ROUTE, RANDOMLY AVOID SOME STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY, AND PERFORM UNEXPECTED DETOURS EVEN UNDER GOOD TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY IN AREAS WITH HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) LANES AND EVACUATION ROADS. DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, UPDATE THE NAVIGATION MAP DATABASE WITH AN SD CARD.
122572017-01-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). 12257 - SERVICE UPDATE. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM MAY NOT CALCULATE THE MOST OPTIMAL ROUTE, RANDOMLY AVOID SOME STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY, AND PERFORM UNEXPECTED DETOURS EVEN UNDER GOOD TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY IN AREAS WITH HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) LANES AND EVACUATION ROADS. DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, UPDATE THE NAVIGATION MAP DATABASE WITH AN SD CARD.
12227A2017-01-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. 12227A - SERVICE UPDATE (CLARIFICATION OF PURPOSE STATEMENT). AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR, THE VEHICLE WILL RUN CHECKS FOR 2 SECONDS TO DETERMINE IF THE RKE TRANSMITTER HAS BEEN LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. DURING THIS TWO SECOND TIME WINDOW, THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE TOUCHPAD WILL NOT LOCK THE DOORS WHEN TOUCHED, AND THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. THE TOUCHPAD WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY AFTER THE 2 SECOND WINDOW. DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE KEYLESS ENTRY CONTROL MODULE TO REDUCE THE TIME THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT REACT TO THE DOOR HANDLE TOUCH PAD (FROM APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS TO ABOUT 1 ½ SECONDS).
10-08-110-001E2017-01-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE PROPER USE OF FLOOR MATS.
11-08-49-001R2017-01-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REMOVE THE TRANSPORT MODE ON MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN THE DIC DUE TO VEHICLES SHIPPED OVER LONG DISTANCES OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND CANADA.
16-NA-2112017-01-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL); EQUIPMENT; STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). 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.
PI08442016-11-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON TOWING/TRANSPORT RECOMMENDATIONS TO AVOID VEHICLE DAMAGE.
PI0373A2016-11-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE FOR RELEARNING THE POWER FOLDING MIRRIORS AND ROAD TESTIN TO VERIFY THEY CORRECT A CONDTION OF THE POWER FOLDING MIRRIORS GLASS SHAKES, FLUTTERS AT NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.