Service bulletins for the 2016 Cadillac Escalade
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.
1826 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIT5539 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SEATS. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a front passenger massaging seat on, it will remain on after the ignition is turned off and retained accessory power is disabled. Dealer should communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle. |
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| 06-08-50-009I | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. SEATS; SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER; AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION. This informational bulletin provides Information on Passenger Presence Sensing System (PPS or PSS) Concerns with Custom Upholstery, Accessory Seat Heaters or Other Comfort Enhancing Devices |
| PIE0370 | 2017-05-25. Service bulletin. SEATS. THIS ENGINEERING INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN IS REQUESTING INFORMATION FROM THE FIELD WITH THE CONDITONS OF A RATTLE NOISE ORIGINATING FROM THE SECOND ROW SEAT. |
| PIT5397A | 2016-10-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A REAR HVAC AND/OR REAR HEATED SEATS WILL CHANGE SETTINGS, OR THAT THE REAR HVAC CONTROLS ARE TOO SENSITIVE. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE REAR HEATER-VENT-AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL WITH UPDATED PART NUMBER. |
| PIT5408A | 2016-10-03. Service bulletin. SEATS. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT SOME VEHICLES THE HAPTIC SEAT MOTORS CAN BE FELT IN THE SEAT. TECHNICIAN WILL ACCESS BOTH HAPTIC SEAT MOTORS AND ROTATE THE MOTORS FLAT, AND THEN REINSTALL THEM BACK INTO THE SEAT CUSHION. THIS WILL HELP IMPROVE THE COMFORT OF THE SEAT CUSHION. |
| PIT5284B | 2016-09-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ON HOW TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A RATTLE NOISE FROM THE SECOND ROW SEAT. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO INSPECT THE STRIKER NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY IN LATCH OPENING. TO REPAIR THIS CONDITION, REWORK/ADJUST THE STRIKER IN THE DIRECTION TO CENTER IT IN THE LATCH OPENING. AN ADJUSTABLE WIDE MOUTH METAL WORKING TOOL MAY BE USED TO ADJUST THE STRIKER JUST ENOUGH TO CENTER IN THE LATCH OPENING. TECHNICIAN MAY FIND A SEAT BOTTOM LATCH MAY HAVE AN UNEQUAL LATCH OPENING SIDE-TO-SIDE FOR THE STRIKER TO SEAT INTO. TO REPAIR THIS CONDITION, WITH THE AFFECTED SEAT IN THE TUMBLED FORWARD POSITION, WHILE APPLYING STEADY, FIRM PRESSURE, CYCLE THE SEAT DOWN INTO THE LATCHED POSITION. SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 09/21/2015 WITH 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT MAY HAVE 60-PERCENT LONG SIDE BENCH, INBOARD LATCH MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ALIGNED IN STRIKER OPENING. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO PLACE A 2.6 MM THICK FLAT WASHER OVER THE 40 PERCENT SEAT BASE STUD, NOT THE FLOOR STUD. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE A SEAT BASE PLAT THAT RATTLES AGAINST THE RIB IN THE FLOOR PAN. APPLY MYLAR TAPE TO THE FLOOR PAN UNDER THE SEAT PLATE TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR THE RATTLE CONDITION. |
| PIT-5380-A | 2016-08-12. Service bulletin. SEATS. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO REPAIR THE CONCERN OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONT SEAT APPEARS TO BE TOO FAR FORWARD. THIS CONCERN COULD BE CAUSED BY THE SEAT BOTTOM TRIM COVER NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY ONTO THE CUSHION/FOAM. INSTRUCTIONS ARE PROVIDED TO CORRECTLY INSTALL THE SEAT BOTTOM TRIM COVER. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.