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Cadillac CTS 2004–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15521 · NHTSA communication 10247250 · issued Dec 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
2004–2016
model years
25
vehicle entries

Official summary

In situations where your vehicle 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, the driver and passenger side doors can be opened from the inside of the vehicle by using the manual release levers located on the floor between the seats and the door openings.

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.