Service bulletins for the 2015 Cadillac ELR
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.
1360 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIP4841P | 2017-05-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE HIGH VOLTAGE DRIVE MOTOR BATTERY AND BATTERY SECTIONS ARE BEING PLACED ON RESTRICTION THROUGH THE GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. DEALER WILL NEED TO CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. |
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| PIC5523E | 2017-05-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A NO CRANK WITH A "WAITING TO INITIALIZE" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. TECHNICIAN MAY ALSO FIND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0AFA IN THE HYBRID POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE 2. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO INSURE THAT THE 12 VOLT BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED. THEN INSTALL THE MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC INTERFACE AND OPEN GLOBAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM 2 OPEN THE HYBRID POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE THEN USE THE CONTROL FUNCTION FEATURE TO SELECT “CHECK HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEM RELATED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE’S”. THEN CLICK ON “RESET” TO CLEAR THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. WAIT 45 SECONDS THEN EXIT THE SCREEN. NEXT SELECT “CHECK SECURED HIGH VOLTAGE DTC ” SELECT THE “CLEAR DTCS” THEN CLICK ON “RESET” TO CLEAR THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. NOW REMOVE THE MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC INTERFACE FROM THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND LET IT SLEEP FOR THREE MINUTES. AT THIS TIME DISCONNECT THE 12 VOLT BATTERY AND TOUCH THE BATTERY CABLES TOGETHER AND THEN RE-INSTALL AFTER 15 SECONDS. START THE VEHICLE AFTER A 3 MINUTE WAITING PERIOD. IF THE VEHICLE STILL HAS A NO CRANK CONCERN FOLLOW PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSIS. |
| 15521 | 2017-01-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. 15521 - CUSTOMER ADVISORY LETTER. THIS LETTER IS BEING SENT TO BRING TO THE CUSTOMER'S ATTENTION FEATURES THAT ARE COVERED IN THE VEHICLE'S OWNER MANUAL IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE CUSTOMER VEHICLE SIDE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE DUE TO LOW OR NO BATTERY VOLTAGE. DEALERS ARE ALSO INSTRUCTED THAT IN CORRELATION WITH THIS CUSTOMER ADVISORY LETTER, A WEB-BASED TRAINING COURSE WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL CADILLAC AND CHEVROLET SALES CONSULTANTS, SALES MANAGERS, SERVICE CONSULTANTS, SERVICE MANAGERS, AND FIELD STAFF BEGINNING Q1 2016 VIA THE GM CENTER OF LEARNING. |
| 030603004R | 2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW TO TEST A BATTERY AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO WARRANTY A BATTERY. |
| MC-15521 | 2016-08-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. 15521 – CUSTOMER ADVISORY LETTER. ON THESE VEHICLES, IF THE SIDE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE DUE TO LOW OR NO BATTERY VOLTAGE, SUCH AS A DISCHARGED OR DISCONNECTED BATTERY, OR IF THE VEHICLE IS ENTERED WITHOUT THE KEY FOB OR THE FOB IS NOT WORKING, CUSTOMERS ARE BEING ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS CAN STILL BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE BY USING THE MANUAL RELEASE LEVERS LOCATED ON THE FLOOR BETWEEN THE SEATS AND THE DOOR OPENINGS. ALSO, IF THE VEHICLE'S SIDE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE DUE TO LOW OR NO BATTERY VOLTAGE, SUCH AS A DISCHARGED OR DISCONNECTED BATTERY, OR IF THE KEY FOB IS NOT WORKING, CUSTOMERS ARE BEING ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAN STILL BE OPENED BY USING THEIR KEY TO MANUALLY OPEN THE VEHICLE'S TRUNK AND PULLING THE MANUAL DOOR RELEASE TAB LOCATED IN THE TRUNK. |
| PIC-6198 | 2016-08-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF A DEAD BATTERY AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE DURING A BLUETOOTH CALL. |
| PIC-4935-E | 2016-08-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS PERFORM A PARASITIC DRAIN TEST FOR THE ONSTAR MODULE. WHEN PERFORMING BATTERY PARASITIC DRAIN TEST, THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT THE NORMAL POWER CONSUMPTION READING SHOULD BE FROM THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.