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Service bulletins for the 2017 Cadillac XT5

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.

1335 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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17NA0912018-04-23. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. This technical bulletin provides a procedure on diagnosing and testing for driveline vibrations at highway speeds.
16NA4072018-04-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). This informational bulletin advised the technician not to do anything about the DTC set.
16NA407 42018-04-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). This informational bulletin advised the technician not to do anything about the DTC set.
16NA3962018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the RCDLR for vehicles with multiple concerns regarding the door remote controls and TPM sensors due to an internal concern within the RCDLR.
12-08-132-001D2018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This informational bulletin provides warranty information on accessory power outlet and trailer lighting fuse replacement.
16-NA-1192018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provides information on GM?s policy on performing GM covered vehicle services and maintenance on vehicles originating/sold in Canada.
GCUS-3-7332018-04-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 49550 - Service Update. On certain vehicles, the rear brake pipe may come in contact with the chassis electrical harness. If this occurs, the brake pipe protective coating will wear and corrosion could shorten life expectancy. If a perforation hole resulted, brake lamp telltale and messaging would alert the driver of service required. Braking performance would be reduced under these conditions. Dealers will clean and install a nylon twist sleeve in the area of concern.
GCUS-3-8212018-04-02. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 16195-01 - Service Update (Service Procedure Revised). Certain vehicles may have a brake pedal position sensor (BPPS) flag bracket which allows too much rotation, causing the BPPS sensor to indicate the brake pedal is applied. This could cause the brake lamps to stay on, which could impair the brake lamps ability to indicate the intention of the driver to stop or slow the vehicle, and/or could drain the battery. In addition, this condition may cause the cruise control to be inoperative. Inspect and, if necessary, replace the pedal assembly.
GCUS-3-8172018-04-02. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. 16195 - Service Update. Certain vehicles may have a brake pedal position sensor (BPPS) flag bracket which allows too much rotation, causing the BPPS sensor to indicate the brake pedal is applied. This could cause the brake lamps to stay on, which could impair the brake lamps ability to indicate the intention of the driver to stop or slow the vehicle, and/or could drain the battery. In addition, this condition may cause the cruise control to be inoperative. Inspect and, if necessary, replace the pedal assembly.
PIP5095E2018-03-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon and may also have an oil or coolant leak. Technician may find coolant or oil in a spark plug tube. If the Spark Plug Tube is leaking and it is determined that the oil or coolant is not coming from a leak above the spark plug then replace the cylinder Head, spark plug and coil.
PIP5486B2018-03-12. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ENGINE. 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.
PIC6315B2018-03-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that in the radio settings some of the vehicle personalization selections within the Comfort and Convenience menu are missing at times. Technician will need to perform a scan for Diagnostic Trouble Codes. Technician will need to follow published Service Information diagnostics if there are Diagnostic Trouble Codes present. If the concern is and intermittent this Preliminary Information communication will be updated with a repair. When the personalization selections are not missing from the Comfort and Convenience menu but they are missing from other menus such as the Climate and Air Quality, Collision/Detection Systems, and Lighting menus, refer to bulletin 17-NA-086. Memory seat adjustments may not be available tech will need to perform a Memory Seat Module replacement/programming.
PIP5381D2018-03-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician the AF50 AISIN 8 Speed Transmission and TCM are no longer onexchange.
PIT5411J2018-03-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Human Machine Interface, Radio or Tuner, radio controls, Integrated Center Stack, display, and Media Disc Players are placed on restriction through the General Motors Technical Assistance Center. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
PIP4670E2018-03-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about a no start or another concern after swapping an Engine Control Module or other modules from one vehicle to another. The Global Architecture electrical system associated with these vehicles does not allow controller swaps between vehicles.
PIP55522018-03-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Preliminary information communicates a concern of a MIL on with P0459 or P0443 setting and engineering investigating this condition.
PIC5891E2018-02-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the voice recognition is inoperative. Technician will need to toggle through all languages then back to the desired language.
PIP55502018-02-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary information communicates a possible oil leak from the oil cooler and probable cause and repair instruction.
PIP5226B2018-02-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about finding needle bearings during an oil change. Technician will gain access to the roller rockers to inspect them. Only replace the roller rocker that is missing needle bearings. Be sure to clean the oil drains to retrieve the needle bearings. Each roller rocker has 66 bearings.
PIT3271H2018-02-21. Service bulletin. WHEELS. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire calibration for tires that have been sized, tested and designed for the vehicle in question and its applications. Technician should not use the information that is provided by the antilock braking system tire size selection.
PIP5493E2018-02-21. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. This Preliminary information communicates diagnostic tips for misfires on active fuel management cylinders and engineering investigations into cylinder 6 misfire on XT5 and cylinder 4 misfire on LaCrosse both of which are 2017. Changes to Preliminary informationinclude adding MY2018, advising of calibration for previous investigation and adding pictures to identify concern.
PIP5540A2018-02-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary information communicates to the technician the need to inspect the induction system for potential icing issues in very cold ambient temperatures. To allow the ice to melt so that it can be drained from the related components. That any of the listed DTC's may set with or without poor engine performance.
PIP55452018-02-21. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP. This Preliminary information communicates a possible noise from the water pump causing a DTC and the diagnostics for the repair.
PIT56062018-02-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; STEERING; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. This Preliminary information communicates an Intermittent No Crank, No Start, or Reduced Power loss of data multiple U codes or Intermittent Power Door Locks inoperative. Inspect harness for chaffed by the I-shaft at the base of the steering column. If chaffed, repair damaged wires and zip tie the harness away from the I-shaft. Also Inspect the HVAC drain hose is properly routed and not plugged.
PIP55402018-02-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary information communicates to the technician the need to inspect the induction system for potential icing issues in very cold ambient temperatures. To allow the ice to melt so that it can be drained from the related components.

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