Cadillac bulletin PIT6106
What it saysThis Preliminary information communicates that a vehicle may be encountered with a collision alert indicator that is on when it should not be. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Cadillac filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jan 3, 2024, received Feb 12, 2024, about the forward collision avoidance. It names 8 model years (2020–2024). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationThis Preliminary information communicates that a vehicle may be encountered with a collision alert indicator that is on when it should not be. The technician is instructed to Inspect the area between the cowl and the dash carrier for the harness to the collision alert indicator being pinched. If the condition is found the tech is directed to repair the damaged circuits.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT6106 | Service bulletin | Jan 3, 2024 | 10249955 | not found |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 8 model years this bulletin names have filed 124 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 8 of them name Forward Collision Avoidance, Exterior Lighting — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
The contact owns a 2022 Cadillac XT6. That contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, another vehicle suddenly came in front of the vehicle and depressed the brake pedal, and the braking assist failed to activate. The contact immediately depressed the brake pedal to stop the vehicle.
2022 Cadillac XT6 · Forward Collision Avoidance · filed with NHTSA Jul 31, 2024 · ODI 11605666
The contact owns a 2024 Cadillac XT5. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and approaching a vehicle ahead, the Forward Collision Avoidance system failed to activate, causing the contact to swerve to avoid a collision. No warning lights were illuminated.
2024 Cadillac XT5 · Forward Collision Avoidance · filed with NHTSA May 13, 2024 · ODI 11588522
Affected Component: Exterior Lighting - Left Rear LED Taillight / Turn Signal Assembly DESCRIPTION OF SAFETY CONCERN My 2020 Cadillac XT5 has developed an intermittent malfunction involving the left rear LED taillight and turn signal assembly.
2020 Cadillac XT5 · Exterior Lighting · filed with NHTSA Oct 26, 2026 · ODI 11773663
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the forward collision avoidance
Source: same model, same component group6 other manufacturer communications filed against these Cadillac models under the same component group (forward collision avoidance), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25-NA-118 | Service bulletin | May 8, 2025 | This service bulletin provides information for the technicians to use a Customer Concern Verification sheet to facilitate the questions need… |
| PIT5551P | Service bulletin | Oct 1, 2024 | This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braki… |
| PIT5551N | Service bulletin | Feb 21, 2024 | This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braki… |
| PIT5551M | Service bulletin | Nov 9, 2023 | This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braki… |
| PIT5551L | Service bulletin | Aug 29, 2023 | This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braki… |
| PIT5551K | Service bulletin | Jul 18, 2023 | This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braki… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Cadillac PIT6106 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the PIT6106 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every GM warranty extension on file lists the ones GM has filed.
Which vehicles does PIT6106 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 8 model years: 2024 Cadillac XT5, 2023 Cadillac XT5, 2022 Cadillac XT5, 2021 Cadillac XT5, 2020 Cadillac XT5, 2024 Cadillac XT6 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.