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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

1582 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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090604026S2021-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin provides information on identifying Non-GM Engine Calibrations for Gasoline Engines using the Tech 2 or GDS 2.
010601011L2021-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides guidelines and diagnostic/repair information to technicians regarding vehicle engine oil consumption.
090604026S2021-02-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin provides information on identifying Non-GM Engine Calibrations for Gasoline Engines using the Tech 2 or GDS 2.
010601011L2021-02-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides guidelines and diagnostic/repair information to technicians regarding vehicle engine oil consumption.
060089031F2020-12-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE. This service bulletin provides information on OEM and Remanufactured Engine and Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Identification.
PIP5680C2020-12-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary information communicates a concern with the intake manifold causing internal engine damage requiring engine and manifold replacement. This Preliminary information was updated to extend testing prior to engine replacement. This preliminary information was updated to refer to engine restriction PI and add possibility of part swaps. This Preliminary information was updated for parts changes and to advise what is now available.
PIP5707B2020-12-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary information communicates that a restriction through the Technical Assistance Center has been placed on the 3.6L LF4 engine.
16NA2222020-11-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This bulletin provides information on Engine Concerns that could result from lack of scheduled maintenance, improper service or aftermarket calibrations.
PIP5628C2020-11-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary information communicates information that will need to be provided to TAC to aid in diagnosing if a vehicle comes in with misfire and DTC Codes P0300 - P0308 and/or P050D
PI1171D2020-10-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. This preliminary informational (PI) provides diagnosis and repair information regarding bearing damage or when an engine will not rotate.
19NA0202020-10-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This informational bulletin provides information on the new oil filter UPF63R to be used on the HFV6 Engines.
18NA1152020-10-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Bulletin provides inspection/diagnosis/correction information on a cold start misfire and/or rough idle and DTC P0300 that may also be set.
PIP5680B2020-09-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary information communicates a concern with the intake manifold causing internal engine damage requiring engine and manifold replacement. This Preliminary information was updated to extend testing prior to engine replacement. This preliminary information was updated to refer to engine restriction PI and add possibility of part swaps.
PIP5707A2020-09-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. This Preliminary information communicates that a restriction through the Technical Assistance Center has been placed on the 3.6L LF4 engine.
20NA1442020-08-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Check Engine Light Illuminated, DTC P0606 Set in Engine Control Module.
16NA3382020-08-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN. This Bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and for Dealers Required to Contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction submission, vehicle service record retention and proper handling of assembly returns for Canadian Dealers only.
PIP5180C2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have hard start, extended crank, or black smoke from the exhaust when starting. Technician will need to perform fuel quality test, spark test, and a compression test. Technician should also install a vacuum gauge prior to cold start and watch needle for signs of a sticking valve.
PIP5226D2020-08-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. 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.
PIP5684B2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary information communicates the use of air leak diagnostic test tool CH-52250 in addition to the information found in the service manual.
PIP5545C2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary information communicates a possible noise from the water pump causing a DTC and the diagnostics for the repair.
PIP5095G2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon and may also have an oil or coolant leak. Technician may find coolant or oil in a spark plug tube. If the Spark Plug Tube is leaking and it is determined that the oil or coolant is not coming from a leak above the spark plug then replace the cylinder Head, spark plug and coil.
PIP5257E2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair vehicles that may have oil mixed in with the engine coolant. Technician will need to inspect the oil cooler if equipped for possible leaking into the cooling system through the radiator. If no issue found replace the engine as well as all rubber coolant hoses. Also updated to include ALL HFV6 engines Gen1 and Gen2.
N2022987902020-06-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Emissons Recall - General Motors has decided to conduct a voluntary emissions recall involving certain vehiclest hat are equipped with a twin-turbo engine and a manual transmission. If a malfunction causes the air-fuel mixture in onecombustion cylinder of the engine to differ from other cylinders, the Engine Control Module (ECM) may not illuminate the MalfunctionIndicator Light (Check Engine Light), and may not set a diagnostictrouble code, as required. Dealers are to reprogram the Engine Control Module (ECM) with the corrected software.
20NA0982020-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS. This informational bulletin explains to the tech on how to order a new fuel injector by matching the part number on the part and ordering it from the EPC.
16NA3832020-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This technical bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains how Top Tier fuels should be used to reduce carbon build-up.

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