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Service bulletins for the 2006 Cadillac XLR

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.

729 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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02-00-89-002N2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This informational bulletin provides additional information to the technicians and how to submit a field product report.
04-00-89-053F2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides information for the dealer technician to gather as much information to help aid Engineers by completely filling out requested reports.
08-08-44-029D2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Informational bulletin explains the warranty and policy exchange program for electronic devices and products, what can be approved by TAC and where the electronic parts can be returned to.
01-07-30-042H2018-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER; POWER TRAIN. This information was created to inform the technician that the 2-3 upshift and the 3-2 downshift clunk is caused by the releasing of the 2-4 band and application of the 3-4 clutch assembly during an upshift. Also during a 3-2 downshift, the releasing of the 3-4 clutch during the application of the 2-4 band, can cause torque reversal down the output shaft creating a clunk. This is a normal condition.
04-00-89-015G2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information of the JOB CARD, for a repair on vehicles and what is acceptable - customer authorization; Service manager approvals and transaction authorization; Details of concern, cause and correction; Labor Time; Technician ID and acoutablity of labor time; Proper documentation and retension of warranty parts; Accurate sublet charges and receipts; Add on concerns after the Job Card has been written.
07-00-89-037G2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provides information on GM?s policy for comprehensive courtesy transportation to its customers.
04-00-89-015F2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information of the JOB CARD, for a repair on vehicles and what is acceptable - customer authorization; Service manager approvals and transaction authorization; Details of concern, cause and correction; Labor Time; Technician ID and acoutablity of labor time; Proper documentation and retension of warranty parts; Accurate sublet charges and receipts; Add on concerns after the Job Card has been written.
155212018-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. 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.
156432018-05-21. Service bulletin. SEATS; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL. 15643 ? Special Coverage. On these vehicles, the wire harness connector from the seat side airbag and buckle tensioner to the body has a design interference between the vertical adjust crossbar and the carpet. When the seat is moved forward or back, the connector may be dragged along the carpet, pulling terminals loose or pulling the connector apart. This will cause a diagnostic trouble code to be set and the service airbag light will be illuminated. Dealers are to replace the affected harness connection with a soldered connection.
PIP5163C2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, An out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure.
PIC5932B2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about customers that may complain of various concerns when using Bluetooth components. Technician should use the Preliminary Information to gather information from the customer on their Bluetooth device and the concern they are having before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center.
17-NA-1702018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin explains the Road Force balancers and what they can do for customer concerns.
16-NA-3832018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS. This informational bulletin advises of a new fuel injection kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves, and explains how toptier fuels should be used to reduce carbon build up.
04-00-89-015O2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information on required operating procedures.
03-00-89-006N2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides the dealership with how to prep a vehicle for delivery to the customer to aid in higher CSi scores.
00-06-01-012G2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This informational bulletin advises the possible issues that may occur using a scotch brite pad or highly abrasive disk on engine surfaces.
080730035C2018-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This bulletin provides information on the harmful effects of water or ethylene glycol in transmission fluid.
PIC3225J2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. The purpose of this Preliminary Information is to provide repair tips to the servicing technician when replacing components of the Remote Keyless Entry System.
08-08-44-015C2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. This informational bulletin provides information regarding the inappropriate warranty claims submitted for damaged radios and instrument panel clusters, provides exampls on whats an acceptable for warranty and whats not
00-00-89-027G2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides a step by step procedure on how to properly use the GM chemicals to eliminate unwanted odors in vehicles and which products to use for each application.
06-00-89-026J2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding customer concerns not duplicated and which labor operations to claim when the concern cannot be duplicated. Also provides information on how to submit claims within the global warranty managment.
10-00-89-010B2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. This informational bulletin provides information and rules for GM keycode look up applicationa dn the key code security rules and regulations for Canada only.
030089006P2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides the dealership with how to prep a vehicle for delivery to the customer to aid in higher CSi scores.
030603004W2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for battery testing and warranty replacements.
00-03-10-006L2018-05-21. Service bulletin. TIRES; TIRES:TREAD/BELT; TIRES:BEAD; WHEELS:RIM. This informational bulletin provides additional information to the technician on how to check for Tire Radial Force Variations and the difference between balancing a flange and flangeless rim.

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