C0475: owner reports and bulletins

Chassis. 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

7 complaints filed with NHTSA mention C0475, 2 of them since 2015, across 4 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: steering.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
CHEVROLET COBALT32005, 2006, 2010

Manufacturer service bulletins that name C0475

6 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention C0475, from 3 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • BUICK LACROSSE (2013, 2014), bulletin 10113726: This preliminary informational bulletin provides repair information on correcting a customer concern of intermittent service power steering message displayed on DIC, and DTC C056D, C0475 or U0131 may be set.
  • CADILLAC XTS (2014), bulletin 10113726: This preliminary informational bulletin provides repair information on correcting a customer concern of intermittent service power steering message displayed on DIC, and DTC C056D, C0475 or U0131 may be set.
  • CHEVROLET IMPALA (2014), bulletin 10113726: This preliminary informational bulletin provides repair information on correcting a customer concern of intermittent service power steering message displayed on DIC, and DTC C056D, C0475 or U0131 may be set.

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.