NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Cadillac Escalade Recalls
The 2003 Cadillac Escalade has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 22, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Cadillac Escalade. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 81
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Cadillac Escalade, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2003 Cadillac Escalade
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 05V163000
- Reported
- April 22, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,359,824
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Escalade, 6 other models
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, 11 other models
Structure: body: door: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 03V037000
- Reported
- February 6, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 107
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 214, side impact protection
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables
- Campaign
- 02V224000
- Reported
- August 12, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 649
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Cadillac Escalade
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E043000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Escalade, 14 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07E106000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004–2005 Escalade, 14 other models
2003 Cadillac Escalade complaints by year
NHTSA has received 81 owner complaints about the 2003 Cadillac Escalade, the newest on February 4, 2024. Of these, 4 describe a crash (5%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Cadillac Escalade, the component group named most often is the electrical system (28%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (14%) and the service brakes (11%).
1 of the 2003 Cadillac Escalade's 6 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2003 Cadillac Escalade owners gave the mileage (54 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System23
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic11
- Service Brakes9
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)6
- Steering6
- Air Bags5
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8 | |
| 2004 | 13 | |
| 2005 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Cadillac Escalade peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 13. 40% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Cadillac Escalade drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Cadillac Escalade year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 81 complaints about the 2003 Cadillac Escalade are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac Escalade by model year
Other 2003 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: February 4, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted