NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV Recalls
The 2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on February 4, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 12
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 04V045000
- Reported
- February 4, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 68,875
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Escalade ESV, 11 other models
2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV complaints by year
NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the newest on January 18, 2016. Of these, 1 describe a crash (8%).
In complaints about the 2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the component group named most often is the air bags (17%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the engine (17%).
The 2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV's only recall does not concern the air bags.
Where 2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV owners gave the mileage (10 complaints), the median was 86,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags2
- Electrical System2
- Engine2
- Service Brakes2
- Fuel System, Gasoline1
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 2. 17% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 12 complaints about the 2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac Escalade ESV by model year
Other 2003 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: January 18, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted