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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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PIC6287A2018-01-16. 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 retain the previous settings and will go to the Home Icon screen when the vehicle is restarted. Dealer should communicate to the customer that we apologize for this inconvenience and that General Motors is currently evaluating this concern.
PIT5354B2018-01-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician how to determine if the vehicle is equipped with wireless fidelity. Technician should check the Regular Production Option Code list for (VV4).
PIC5491K2018-01-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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.
PIP4959G2018-01-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician with information regarding high misfire rates always on #1 cylinder. A customer may complain of misfires or roughness on cold start up with a P0300 diagnostic trouble code. Technician is to add coolant dye to the system and run the engine through warm up to circulate the dye. Pressurize the cooling system after a cold soak and inspect the cylinder with a bore scope for coolant dye. Dye is used to identify coolant over residual fuel being that might be left in the cylinder. The technician is not to replace the cylinder head as it will not correct this concern. In some cases it is necessary to remove the head for inspection. Do not replace the engine for small surface pock marks or a pitting appearance this is normal and do not connect to coolant passages. Usually if porosity is present there will be a break in the carbon ring. Only replace the engine if true porosity is found. Technician is to call Product Quality Center with the latest version of bulletin 02-07-30-029 if porosity is found and engine replacement is required.
PIC5839D2018-01-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a clock that is slow to update while driving when the clock auto set feature enabled. Dealer should communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle.
PIP5486A2018-01-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. This Preliminary information communicates possible concerns and a diagnostic strategy to locate and repair various noises within the engine as well as some misfire causes.
GCUS-3-3072017-12-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 15717 - Service Update. This bulletin provides a service procedure to remove the silicone contaminated transmission fluid on certain 2016 model year Cadillac ATS-V vehicles equipped manual transmission (RPO MG9). These vehicles, may have a condition in which the transmission fluid foams and spills out onto the exhaust pipe causing white smoke to be emitted from the underside of the vehicle when traveling at a very high rate of speed.
02-07-30-029Y2017-12-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. This informational bulletin provides information on the PQC assembly replacement process - for dealers required to contact PQC prior to replacing an assembly (U.S. and Canada only).
01-06-01-011I2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This informational bulletin provides guidelines and diagnostic/repair information to technicians regarding vehicle engine oil consumption.
08-08-44-029F2017-12-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on an updated warranty and policy exchange program for electronic products through GM authorized Electronic Service Centers (ESCs) (U.S. and Canada).
PI0799A2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This preliminary informational bulletin adds the 2014 - 2016 model years to cleaning information to correct a customer concern of seeing a white film/residue on the IP pad and/or door trim panels.
15-NA-0372017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel on obtaining a low mass battery (RPO JIM) not shipped with vehicle to correct a customer concern that the low mass Track Performance Battery was not included at delivery.
15-NA-0342017-12-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. This informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel regarding a limited production run of vehicles featuring a new Crystal White Frost low-gloss matte paint finish.
15-NA-0332017-12-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel and customers regarding the normal characteristic of a slight bump, jerk or rough engine startup during an AutoStart event.
15-NA-0302017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel on the use of non-GM approved battery chargers and booster packs.
PIE03482017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This engineering information bulletin is requesting information from dealers on a customer concern of loss of audio, chimes or turn signal click/clack with DTC U0180 or B1325 sym03 set.
15-06-03-001A2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This informational bulletin provides information that may be useful in diagnosing/testing batteries that have set for a long period of time and/or set in cold weather climates to correct a customer concern of symptoms that include, but not limited to, a slow or no crank condition that may be caused by a discharged battery.
15-NA-0172017-12-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on Causal Part requirements for transactions submitted to GM for payment.
08-08-44-029E2017-12-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on an updated warranty and policy exchange program for electronic products through GM authorized Electronic Service Centers (ESCs) (U.S. and Canada).
05-03-07-009H2017-12-22. Service bulletin. WHEELS. This warranty administration bulletin provides retail, wholesale and fleet personnel with General Motors recommendations for customer concerns related to wheel alignment.
PI0653C2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. This preliminary informational bulletin provides dealership personnel with policies and procedures regarding damaged, disassembled or improperly packaged turbochargers returned to Warranty Part Center.
GCUS-3-7672017-12-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 33530 Service Update. Certain vehicles may have an engine ground cable (EGC) that could come in contact with the passenger side half-shaft assembly, which may cause the EGC to wear through the insulation and the cable diameter may reduce over time. If this occurs, a noise near the front passenger's side may be heard while the vehicle is in motion. If the insulation on the EGC is worn through to the bare cable, arcing may occur between the EGC and half-shaft at engine start. If the EGC is severed while the vehicle is in motion, and the driver brakes to a stop and the vehicle enters stop/start mode, the engine will shut off and various driver information center (DIC) messages will display. The vehicle will not be able to re-start. Dealers are to use a tie strap to attach the EGC to the engine harness. If there is extensive damage, the engine ground cable can either be repaired or the engine wire harness can be replaced.
GCUS-3-6562017-12-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 18190 - Service Update. Vehicles may have an accelerator pedal attach bolt that is 5mm too long. The bolt may bottom out on the floor pan surface prior to secure fastening of the accelerator pedal, allowing the pedal to potentially loosen over time. Dealers will replace the accelerator pedal bolt.
GCUS-3-6522017-12-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 43880 02 - Service Update Bulletin (Warranty Information section revised). On some vehicles equipped with a start/stop engine control option, the system level interactions related to the transition of run/crank and accessory inputs to the engine control module (ECM) during a crank event are compromised. This results in communication issues between the ECM and the intelligent battery sensor. The check engine light will illuminate and the stop/start system is suspended while the fault is active, resulting in degraded fuel economy.
GCUS-3-6402017-12-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 15828 - Service Update. Vehicles, may have a condition where an engine stall could occur at a low RPM, particularly with simultaneous depression of the accelerator and brake, or when accelerating on an incline. Dealers will update the engine control module and transmission control module calibrations.

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