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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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PIC57912017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that upon starting the engine the Driver Information Center displayed a Service Power Steering message and experienced a loss of steering assist. Technician will need to update the Power Steering Control Module using Service Programming System through Tis2Web with the latest calibrations available.
PIC58002017-08-15. Service bulletin. STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have the Steering Wheel Controls or Heated Steering Wheel inoperative. Technician will need to inspect for loose or missing 7.5A or 2A fuse in the instrument panel electrical center fuse block. Technician will need to verify proper fuse terminal tension and replace the fuse or fuse block terminal as necessary.
PIC57842017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; STEERING:COLUMN. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician a grunt or buzz noise heard from the steering column area when the Ignition is turned on and again when the Ignition is turned off and the driver door is opened. Dealer should communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle.
PIC57622017-08-15. Service bulletin. STEERING; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Diagnostic Trouble Code C056D set in the Steering Wheel Angle Sensor. Technician should follow published Service Information diagnostics for vehicles that have a steering issue. For vehicles that have the Diagnostic Trouble Code set but no known concern for the steering technician should be ignored.
PIT5076C2017-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician to insure that global diagnostic service 2 diagnostic packages are up to date prior to learning the steering angle sensor for a diagnostic trouble code C710 symptom code 71 set in the electronic brake control module or the power steering control module. When rechecking for diagnostic trouble codes a U0074 U0077, U0180D, U01293, U0126, U0125, C0186, C0196, or C0287 are set and will not clear diagnose the Chassis bus. If no fault is found in the chassis bus check for an multiple diagnostic interface to data link connector issue. Technician is to try a different multiple diagnostic interface cable and attempt the steering angle sensor learn again following service information instruction then try to clear the codes again.
PIC60252017-08-15. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; STEERING:COLUMN; STEERING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that has an intermittent no crank with a "Turn Steering Wheel Start Vehicle Again" message. If the steering is bound up so the column lock cannot retract when the vehicle start button is pressed the Body Control Module will not allow the vehicle to start. Dealer should review the owner's manual description for this message in the Starting the Vehicle Messages section which states: "TURN STEERING WHEEL START VEHICLE AGAIN" with the customer.
PIC5784A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE; STEERING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a grunt or buzz noise heard from the steering column area when the Ignition is turned on and again when the Ignition is turned off and the driver door is opened. Technician will need to have the Steering Column Lock actuator several times while listening to the column lock actuator cycle. Technician will replace the Steering Column Lock actuator if the locking is much louder the unlocking.
PIT5076D2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STEERING; SERVICE BRAKES. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician to insure that global diagnostic service 2 diagnostic packages are up to date prior to learning the steering angle sensor for a diagnostic trouble code C710 symptom code 71 set in the electronic brake control module or the power steering control module. When rechecking for diagnostic trouble codes a U0074 U0077, U0180D, U01293, U0126, U0125, C0186, C0196, or C0287 are set and will not clear diagnose the Chassis bus. If no fault is found in the chassis bus check for an multiple diagnostic interface to data link connector issue. Technician is to try a different multiple diagnostic interface cable and attempt the steering angle sensor learn again following service information instruction then try to clear the codes again.
PIC59962017-08-15. Service bulletin. SEATS; STEERING; WHEELS; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about when the heated ventilated seat, rear defogger, heated steering wheel and Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning operation will occur during remote vehicle start event. During a Remote Vehicle Start event, the heated seats will turn to the high setting when the ambient temperature is below 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius). During a remote start event, the ventilated seats will turn to the high setting when the ambient temperature is above 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius). During a remote start event, the rear window defogger will turn on if the outside temperature is 44 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius) or below. The heated steering wheel does not turn on during a remote start event. During a remote start event, the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning system will operate using the settings they were last set at when the car was shut off prior to the remote vehicle start event.
PIC6073C2017-05-05. Service bulletin. STEERING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THE MEDIA ORIENTED SYSTEMS TRANSPORT BUS DIAGNOSTIC TOOL KIT (EL-51578) HAS BEEN RELEASED TO HELP DIAGNOSE ANY OF THE MEDIA ORIENTED SYSTEMS TRANSPORT BUS CONCERNS. THE KIT CONTAINS HEADER CONNECTORS THAT ARE INSTALLED TO BYPASS MEDIA ORIENTED SYSTEMS TRANSPORT BUS MODULES. THE BYPASS CONNECTOR ALSO CONTAINS A TERMINAL FOR VERIFYING MEDIA ORIENTED SYSTEMS TRANSPORT CONTROL CIRCUIT VOLTAGES. TECHNICIAN SHOULD REVIEW MEDIA ORIENTED SYSTEMS TRANSPORT BUS DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE U0028 DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES.
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.
PIC-6025-A2016-08-25. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; STEERING. 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.
SB-16-NA-1092016-08-06. Service bulletin. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. "THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR FOR A NORMAL CONDITION OF GREASE OR SEALANT ON EXTERIOR CASE OF GEAR DUE TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS."
PIC58002016-06-22. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIC5791A2016-06-22. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIC57912016-06-22. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIC57272016-06-22. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIC5714A2016-06-22. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PI08632016-06-17. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-PIC-57622016-06-13. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-PIC-57292016-06-13. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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