B1325: owner reports and bulletins

Body. We haven't written the explanation for this code yet. Below is what owners and manufacturers have filed with NHTSA.

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What owners report to NHTSA

15 complaints filed with NHTSA mention B1325, 14 of them since 2015, across 11 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: steering.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
CHEVROLET MALIBU32005, 2017, 2020

Manufacturer service bulletins that name B1325

7 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention B1325, from 3 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • CADILLAC ATS (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016), bulletin 10112802: This engineering informational bulletinis ending the need of information from the field on vehicles with the conditon of loss of audio, chimes or turn signal click/clack, with DTC U0180 or B1325 sym03
  • CADILLAC ESCALADE (2015, 2016), bulletin 10113952: This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to diagnose and repair vehicles that have a no crank or a start and then immediate stall, Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator…
  • CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 (2014, 2015, 2016), bulletin 10113952: This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to diagnose and repair vehicles that have a no crank or a start and then immediate stall, Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator…
  • GMC SIERRA 1500 (2014, 2015, 2016), bulletin 10113952: This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to diagnose and repair vehicles that have a no crank or a start and then immediate stall, Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator…
  • CHEVROLET CRUZE (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014), bulletin 10113672: This preliminary informational bulletin provides information regarding a customer concern of radio turning on and off with possible intermittent Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) lights, and DTC C0800, B1325 and/or B1517 …

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database and manufacturer communications file, snapshots September 2026. A complaint or bulletin that mentions a code is a report about that vehicle, not a statement that the code has one cause.