U053C
0 owner reports and 37 manufacturer filings across 14 model years from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC.
Where U053C shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Cadillac Escalade | Unknown Or Other | 8 | — |
| 2026 GMC Yukon | Unknown Or Other | 4 | — |
| 2026 Cadillac Lyriq | Unknown Or Other | 3 | — |
| 2023 Cadillac Lyriq | Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | — |
| 2026 Buick Enclave | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2026 Cadillac CT4 | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2026 Cadillac CT5 | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2026 Cadillac Vistiq | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2026 Chevrolet Silverado | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2026 Chevrolet Suburban | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2026 Chevrolet Tahoe | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2026 Chevrolet Traverse | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2026 GMC Acadia | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2026 Cadillac Optiq | Unknown Or Other | 1 | — |
A model year appears here because the code is named in its record, not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are mentions in the federal files, not failure rates — nobody publishes the denominator.
What it gets filed under
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names U053C. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- PIC6607B2025-09-27 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates not to replace the Image processing Module if the following DTC's are history - U3000 SYM49, U1624, U0140, U023B SYM00, U053C, B1DD SYM57.
- PIC6607A2025-09-08 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates not to replace the Image processing Module if the following DTC's are history - U3000 SYM49, U1624, U0140, U023B SYM00, U053C, B1DD SYM57.
- PIC66072025-05-09 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates not to replace the Image processing Module if the following DTC's are history - U3000 SYM49, U1624, U0140, U023B SYM00, U053C, B1DD SYM57.
- PIC6500B2024-09-11 · Vehicle Speed Control
- This Preliminary information communicates that a customer may see a Super Cruise Unavailable message with U053C setting and Engineering is working on a resolution.
- PIC6500A2023-05-24 · Vehicle Speed Control — Cruise Control
- This Preliminary information communicates that a customer may see a Super Cruise Unavailable message with U053C setting and Engineering is working on a resolution.
- PIC65002023-04-04 · Vehicle Speed Control — Cruise Control
- This Preliminary information communicates that a customer may see a Super Cruise Unavailable message with U053C setting and Engineering is working on a resolution.
What U053C means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIU053C sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. It is the starting point of a diagnosis, not its conclusion — the same code has several possible causes and the cheap one is not always right.
Common questions about U053C
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with U053C stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light generally means the fault was logged and the vehicle is in a reduced-risk mode; a flashing light means stop soon, because a misfiring engine can destroy a catalytic converter in minutes. The safe read of this page is the mileage and the components, not permission.
Does a code mean the car is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN, and none of them are triggered by a scan tool. If you want to know whether an open recall applies to one specific vehicle, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — that is the only source that settles it.
Why do the counts here differ from other sites?
Because these are not estimates. Every number on this page is a count of documents in NHTSA's own files: manufacturer communications that name the code in their filed summary, and owner complaints that name it in the narrative. We do not model, weight or extrapolate them.
Will clearing the code fix it?
Clearing turns the light off and erases the freeze-frame data a technician would have used to work out what happened. If the condition is still there the code returns, usually within a few drive cycles, and the diagnosis now starts from less information than before.