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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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PIT5533B2018-08-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; STRUCTURE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a creak, click, pop, and or crack type noise from the front suspension or front frame area while making tight turns. Technician will need to loosen and then re-torque the four front frame cross member nuts and bolts.
PIT56202018-08-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. This Preliminary information communicates and issue with an itch, rattle, flutter, squeak, tick, and/or chirp type noise coming from the left I/Por A-pillar area caused by contact between the drivers fender and A pillar.
99-08-51-001D2018-06-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. Thins informational bulletin provides information on Paint-less Dent Repair Process.
060089026N2018-06-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE); VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC). This warranty bulletin provides labor operation numbers for customer concerns that cant be duplicated.
01-08-51-003E2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; STRUCTURE. This informational bulletin provides recommendations and product information for application of anti-corrosion materials
PI1286B2018-05-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. This preliminary informational bulletin adds the 2016 model year to repair information to correct a customer concern of the hood fluttering, vibrating or displaying visible motion at highway speeds or over rough road surfaces.
PIT55792018-05-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. This Preliminary information communicates that a tick, creak or rattle noise may be heard while driving the vehicle. This noise may be caused by insufficient or missing spot welds on body panels or contact between body panels at the "B" or "C" pillars. The technician is instructed on how to determine the source of the noise and then repair it by replacing the spot welds or slightly separating the panels depending on the exact condition.
17-NA-1532018-05-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. This informational bulletin provides information and operating tips for the hands free lift gate.
06-08-64-001D2018-05-21. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. This Informational bulletin describes warranty part reviews where door glass had chips or scratches.
PI0564J2018-05-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. This preliminary informational bulletin provides frame coating repair information to correct a customer concern of wax coating on frame peeling, metal shows corrosion/rusting (U.S. and Canada Only).
PI0281G2018-05-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS. This preliminary informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel which may be helpful when addressing underbody component corrosion with customers.
17NA2142018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct customer concerns of OnStar, XM, GPS or antenna malfunction ? may set DTC B2462, B2470 or B125C - and/or water leak on headliner at sun visor or overhead console areas, possible battery drain concern.
PI1481B2018-05-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. This preliminary informational bulletin adds the 2016 model year and provides technicians with repair information to correct a customer concern of rough, uneven or irregular horizontal seam on liftgate.
18NA0792018-05-21. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the drivers front door window regulator motor and door wiring harness if water and/or corrosion is found in the connectors.
GCUS-3-7182018-04-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. 16046 - Service Update - Power Liftgate Actuator Failure. Inadequate laser welds on the power liftgate gear box may cause a noisy / non-functional actuator assembly resulting in the rear liftgate to not open / close, or stick in position. Visually inspect the liftgate actuator / gear box for suspect actuator lot number. If the lot number matches the lot number on the suspect list, replace the liftgate actuator / gear box.
PIT5576A2018-01-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS; STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. This Preliminary information communicates and issue with the hood ajar message being displayed when the hood is not ajar. Inspect the body ground strap to insure it is connected in the proper locations and the strap eyelets are tight and do not rotate.
PIT5341C2018-01-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about owners that want the auto door lock disabled. There is no avalible setting or Body Control Module calibration to turn off the auto door locks.
PIT5317B2018-01-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. This Preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with the rear body fuse block with a loose fuse connection. Technician will need to check terminal tension on the rear fuse block. Technician will need to replace the rear body fuse block if poor terminal tension is the issue. Technician will need to replace the appropriate terminated lead if something other than the main power buss bar has poor terminal tension.
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).
PI1481A2017-12-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. This preliminary informational bulletin adds the 2016 model year and provides technicians with repair information to correct a customer concern of rough, uneven or irregular horizontal seam on liftgate.
PI1286A2017-12-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. This preliminary informational bulletin adds the 2016 model year to repair information to correct a customer concern of the hood fluttering, vibrating or displaying visible motion at highway speeds or over rough road surfaces.
PI0564I2017-12-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. This preliminary informational bulletin provides frame coating repair information to correct a customer concern of wax coating on frame peeling, metal shows corrosion/rusting (U.S. and Canada Only).
PIP5395C2017-11-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to diagnose and repair vehicles that may have rattle or ticking noise that is louder inside the vehicle than outside. The noise may also sound like a lifter tick. If the noise is heard best at the fuel line and the sound will be real loud with a stethoscope. The fuel line will need to be replaced.
PIP53382017-08-15. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vibration complaints that are one of the most challenging complaints to accurately diagnose and repair. Technician will need to use Pico Oscilloscope Diagnostic Kit to effectively diagnosis vehicles. Technician should drive the vehicle will using the Pico Oscilloscope to record data. After the data is recorded it should be reviewed to determine the root cause of the concern. If a repair attempt made the concern better but not eliminated or had no affect at all, and are requesting assistance from General Motors Technical Assistance Center record another Pico file and save it to the computer. After the new Pico Oscilloscope data has been saved email the data to General Motors Technical Assistance Center in the subject line include ?Vibration? ?Business Associate Code? and the last 8 of the Vehicle Identification Number.
PIT54722017-08-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that are equipped with Hands Free Power Lift-gate Regular Production Option Code (TC2). Some customers may experience problems with the activation of the lift-gate hands free operation. Dealer will communicate to the customer some tips on the Hands free Lift-gate. The remote keyless entry FOB must be within 3 feet or 1 meter from the bumper. The foot kick is conducted at the direct center of the length of kick zone.

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