NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Cadillac XLR Recalls
The 2004 Cadillac XLR has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 19, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Cadillac XLR. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 34
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2004 Cadillac XLR, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2004 Cadillac XLR
Exterior lighting: turn signal
- Campaign
- 06V263000
- Reported
- July 19, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,689
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005 XLR
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 05V046000
- Reported
- February 9, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,924
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 124, accelerator control
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 04V525000
- Reported
- November 3, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,225
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005 XLR, 1 other model
Steering: linkages
- Campaign
- 04V273000
- Reported
- June 9, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 41,928
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 11E009000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2009 XLR, 2 other models
2004 Cadillac XLR complaints by year
NHTSA has received 34 owner complaints about the 2004 Cadillac XLR, the newest on January 15, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (6%).
In complaints about the 2004 Cadillac XLR, the component group named most often is the structure (32%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (15%) and the exterior lighting (12%).
1 of the 2004 Cadillac XLR's 5 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2004 Cadillac XLR owners gave the mileage (29 complaints), the median was 42,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure11
- Fuel System, Gasoline5
- Exterior Lighting4
- Electrical System3
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)3
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Cadillac XLR peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 5. 9% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
The 34 complaints about the 2004 Cadillac XLR are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac XLR by model year
Other 2004 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: January 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted