Service bulletins for the 2018 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.
1020 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 17NA021 | 2019-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SERVICE BRAKES. This technical bulletin provides a procedure for replacing the oil pump, power brake booster and power brake booster vacuum hose to eliminate a hard brake pedal and/or air type noise heard upon brake apply due to oil in the brake booster. |
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| 17NA073 | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy. |
| 16NA338 | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and for Dealers Required to Contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction submission, vehicle service record retention and proper handling of assembly returns. |
| 16NA045 | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a dealership technician concern of bent rear shock locator pin(s) noticed during rear shock absorber replacement. |
| 15NA087 | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This technical bulletin advises the technician to rest the MIL and diagnose additional DTCs for why the code is setting and disabling the start/stop system. |
| 100089005H | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. This warranty admin bulletin explains to the technician additional information may be needed when submitting transactions when doing wiring repairs. |
| 080089014D | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Use of Dealer Case Management (DCM) and Being Prepared for Contacting U.S. Technical Assistance (TAC). |
| 040089015T | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on required operating procedures. |
| 030603004X | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for battery testing and warranty replacements. |
| 010089010M | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides information on comebacks prevention information and using customer concern verification sheets (CCVS). |
| PIC6073E | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the Media Oriented Systems Transport Bus Diagnostic Tool Kit (EL-51578) has been released to help diagnose any of the Media Oriented Systems Transport bus concerns. The kit contains header connectors that are installed to bypass Media Oriented Systems Transport bus modules. The bypass connector also contains a terminal for verifying Media Oriented Systems Transport control circuit voltages. Technician should review Media Oriented Systems Transport bus description and operation and Diagnostic Trouble Code U0028 diagnostic procedures. |
| PIT5214D | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have had multiple repair attempts that are being performed on customer?s vehicles that exhibit vibration conditions without utilizing the support of General Motors Technical Assistance Center. If valid vibration frequency or Road Force Variation data has been collected and a repair attempt does not correct the customer complaint, contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further support. For any vehicles that remains unrepaired after being at the dealer for three days or more and a related bulletin or PI is not found, contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further support. |
| PIC5650F | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes B3055, B3060, and/or B3935. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. If unable to duplicate the concern ask if the customer uses any Radio Frequency Identification Devices when the concern is present. Dealer should also direct their customers to the appropriate section in the Owner manuals that references that the device complies. |
| PIP5545B | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary information communicates a possible noise from the water pump causing a DTC and the diagnostics for the repair. |
| PIP5540B | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 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. |
| PIP4925B | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. This preliminary information document communicates a tip on the way to diagnose possible induction or exhaust air leaks using the evaporative emission cart smoke machine and ultrasonic leak detector tools. |
| 18NA224 | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the HUD if found the cause of the Head-Up Display Inoperative or MIL Illuminated concern. |
| 18NA086 | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the Front Seat Lane Departure Warning Actuator if the B172E is set in the seat control module. |
| 17NA271 | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. WHEELS. This bulletin provides a procedure to clean the back side of the rims and rotors and to correct the customers concern of wheel clicking. |
| PIP5568E | 2019-03-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This Preliminary information communicates there is an investigation into cause and correction for this group of DTC's setting together. (P0011, P0014, P0021, P0024). Revised to include the possibility of setting in pairs and some drivability concerns. |
| PIP5540D | 2019-03-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 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. |
| PIT5606D | 2019-03-11. Service bulletin. STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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, unwanted seat or mirror movement. 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. |
| PIP5628 | 2019-03-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary information communicates information that will need to be provided to TAC to aid in diagnosing if a vehicle comes in with misfire and DTC Codes P0300 - P0308 and/or P050D |
| PIC5494J | 2019-03-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician when the customer comments that their digital vehicle speed display is showing a different speed than the analog vehicle speed display. There may be up to 2 miles per hour difference between the digital and analog vehicle speed displays. This is a normal condition due to the calculation tolerances being different for the two driver viewing angles for the analog speedometer; it may also appear to increase the difference between both displays. No part replacement is required as this is a normal operating characteristic of the vehicle. For CTS vehicles built between April and June of 2011 or the 2013 ATS, SRX, XTS built before August 29 2012 may have a 3 mile per hour or more variation. The technician is to replace the instrument panel cluster for this concern. |
| PIT5606C | 2018-12-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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, unwanted seat or mirror movement. 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. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.