GM bulletin 25-NA-085
What it saysThis service bulletin provides information on software related issues and provides technicians information to update the radio software to the latest version. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
GM filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated May 9, 2025, received May 2, 2025, about the electrical system — 2 documents under this number. It names 9 model years across Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac (2025). 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 service bulletin provides information on software related issues and provides technicians information to update the radio software to the latest version.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-NA-085 | Service bulletin | May 9, 2025 | 11020461 | PDF, 840 KB |
| 25-NA-085 | Service bulletin | Apr 2, 2025 | 11017590 | PDF, 843 KB |
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 themChevrolet 4 model years
GMC 3 model years
Cadillac 2 model years
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 9 model years this bulletin names have filed 649 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 147 of them name Electrical System — 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.
On , at approximately 15,200 miles, my 2025 Cadillac Escalade V developed multiple warnings while I was driving at highway speed. These included reduced acceleration, speed limited to 62 mph, service power steering, service traction control, rear axle system off, and unavailable forward-collision and adaptive-cruise functions.
2025 Cadillac Escalade · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Sep 5, 2026
On or about December 2, 2025, I discovered that multiple connected and safety-related systems on my 2025 Cadillac Optiq had stopped functioning. We believe a GM over-the-air software update was installed the weekend prior, and the dealer has inferred that the update may have caused the failure.
2025 Cadillac Optiq · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Feb 2, 2026
My rear passenger door flys open while driving. It happens during very cold weather. It also will not latch when trying to shut it after getting off the road and trying to shut it. My daughter has been in the seat next to the door each time and it has happened multiple times.
2025 Chevrolet Suburban · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jan 28, 2026
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 electrical system
Source: same model, same component group277 other manufacturer communications filed against these GM models under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Chevrolet list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| N252529080 | Service campaign | Apr 1, 2026 | Service Update. Certain vehicles listed above may be missing a high voltage header plug on the RESS battery pack drive motor connector. Dea… |
| 24-NA-166 | Service bulletin | Nov 7, 2025 | This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of DTC C1171 C1172 C1173 C1174 Tire Pressure Monitor Senso… |
| 24-NA-227 | Service bulletin | Nov 4, 2025 | This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Vibration Rattle or Boom at 1800 to 2000 RPM. |
| 18-NA-180 | Service bulletin | Sep 4, 2025 | This Warranty Administration service bulletin provides Lithium-Ion battery Exchange Process and Transaction Submission information. |
| 25-NA-021 | Service bulletin | Jun 7, 2025 | This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Radio Software Update W23E-178.1.2-M174-SQBR6-93.3. |
| PIE0829A | Service bulletin | Jun 5, 2025 | This engineering information (EI) closure ends the need for gathering further information from technicians in regard to the liftgate not ope… |
| 22-NA-083 | Service bulletin | May 17, 2025 | This service bulletin provides Requirements for Replacement of the Dual Mode Cord Set Under Warranty. |
| 23-NA-151 | Service bulletin | May 16, 2025 | This service bulletin and criteria within are to determine the internal state of the High Voltage Battery and core return shipping method. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is GM 25-NA-085 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 25-NA-085 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.
Which vehicles does 25-NA-085 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 9 model years across 3 brands (Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac): 2025 Cadillac Escalade, 2025 Cadillac Optiq, 2025 Chevrolet Colorado, 2025 Chevrolet Equinox, 2025 Chevrolet Suburban, 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.