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Cadillac CTS 2014–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16-NA-111 · NHTSA communication 10097195 · issued Jun 8, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2014–2016
model years
34
vehicle entries

Official summary

This technical bulletin provides a procedure to inspect the air box and air filter seal and replace if necessary to correct a customer concern that the malfunction indicator light (mil) is illuminated due to excessive sand and/or debris entering the air filter box and bypassing the seal of the air filter causing damage to the ho2 sensor and the catalytic converter to become blocked with sand and debris particles.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.