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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| PIC6187 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that some vehicles intermittently the favorites saved from a USB drive or SD card are grayed out and not selectable. Please communicate to the customer that we apologize for this inconvenience and that General Motors is currently evaluating this concern. |
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| PIC6186 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that some vehicles may have a radio that turns on unwanted at start up. If the radio was shut off before the vehicle was shut off and at start up the radio turns on, please communicate to the customer that we apologize for this inconvenience, and that General Motors is working on a solution for this concern. |
| PIT5268A | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that some vehicles may have a radio display that is covered when the radio station favorites list is maximized. This is a normal operating characteristic and no repair attempt should be made. The hidden screen functions will operate again after the user minimizes the favorites list by dragging it to the bottom of the display. |
| PIP5386 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician with the steps to diagnose and repair vehicles that have Malfunction Indicator Lamp on with Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0264 or P0265 and P0300. This may be due to a wiring concern at the #2 fuel injector. Technician will gain access to the fuel injector be removing the intake manifold. Inspect the fuel injector wiring for #2 fuel injector for a rub condition on the water outlet bolt boss. If there is no rub found, continue with normal diagnosis in Service Information for these codes. If a rub or chafe wiring concern is found repair the wires with shrink tube. |
| PIP5307C | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician High Feature V6 generation two engine exchange program has ended for model year 2016 vehicles with Vehicle Identification Number (S) and engine Regular Production Option Code LGX. This engine can now be ordered through the regular General Motors Service Parts Operations parts process or Product Quality Center process for required dealers. |
| PIP5287A | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician the restriction on the 3.6L Twin Turbo Charged Engine (Vehicle Identification Number code Y and Regular Production Option Code LF4) has ended. This engine can now be ordered through the regular General Motors Service Parts Operations parts process or Product Quality Center process for required dealers. |
| PIP5232C | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about gasoline powered cars, mid-size trucks, light duty trucks, and heavy duty trucks with premature catalytic converter failures. It is recommended to inspect for a poor crimp on the coil grounds ring terminal at the engine block for the bank with the concern and repair the wire. |
| PIP5373 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with steps on how to program an Engine Control Module when getting a Service Programming System error code E4491 or E4423. In some cases Techline Customer Support Center may need to be contacted to resolve the issue. |
| PIC6180 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. SEATS; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician with diagnostic tips for auto heated and ventilated seat operation. The auto thermal seats function activates seat heating or ventilation based on outside air temperature and the cabin air temperature control error. The cabin air temperature control error is the difference between cabin air target temperature and actual cabin air temperature. |
| PIC6178 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that vehicles with 8" CUE touch screen may have a brightness adjustment inoperative concern. Dealer will need to replace the Integrated Center Stack if image is dim during both day and night mode. |
| PIC6177 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with information on vehicles with navigation radio Regular Production Option Code IO6 or UY4 that defaults to West Virginia instead of Virginia on a manual entry. General Motors engineering is currently working on a solution for this concern. |
| PIC6176 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician when the radio display is continuously flashing on and off every five seconds the Human Machine Interface will need to be replaced. |
| PIP5493 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Preliminary information communicates diagnostic tips for misfires on active fuel management cylinders and engineering investigations into cylinder 6 misfire on XT5 and cylinder 4 misfire on LaCrosse both of which are 2017. |
| PI1531 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This preliminary informational bulletin provides repair and part ordering information for front end spoilers to correct a customer concern of the spoilers missing from their vehicles. |
| 15-00-89-005 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This warranty administration bulletin provides dealership personnel with policy and procedure requirements for essential tools that include consumable parts (U.S. Only). |
| 10-08-110-001D | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This informational bulletin provides information on the proper use of GM floor mats. |
| 00-06-01-026G | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This informational bulletin provides information to technicians regarding intake manifold inspection/replacement after severe internal engine damage. |
| 07-00-89-037H | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on courtesy transportation and roadside assistance programs. |
| 09-09-40-001C | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY; SEAT BELTS. This informational bulletin provides information to advise dealers about seat belt buckles not operating and/or seat belt warning light illumination, as well as difficulty latching and unlatching the buckle or the buckle release button sticking. |
| 13-08-116-001B | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. The intent of this technical bulletin is to identify aftermarket ALDL or DLC interface devices as potential sources for causing multiple customer concerns that do not have other diagnostic methods to identify them. |
| PI1440 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. This preliminary informational bulletin provides technicians with diagnostic tips for a customer concern of odor emanating from HVAC system. |
| 04-00-89-015J | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This warranty administration bulletin communicates GM required operating procedures (U.S. only) for service operations. |
| 09-00-89-016D | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This warranty administration bulletin provides retail and wholesale service personnel with the policies and the warranty claims submission procedures that support Labor Operation 0600014 - Suspected Tampering or Vehicle Modifications. |
| 12-06-01-008B | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This informational bulletin provides dealership personnel information on unscheduled supplemental services (including flushing services and additives) and proper use of GM simplified maintenance schedules (Canada only). |
| 02-00-89-002O | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on when and how to submit a Field Product Report (FPR) (U.S. Dealers Only). |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.