NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Cadillac CTS Recalls
The 2006 Cadillac CTS has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 9, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Cadillac CTS. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 269
- Crashes reported
- 23
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Cadillac CTS, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2006 Cadillac CTS
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 14V542000
- Reported
- September 9, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,005
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007 CTS, 1 other model
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V394000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 554,328
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005, 2007–2014 CTS, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 10V644000
- Reported
- December 17, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 95,927
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007 CTS
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 10V105000
- Reported
- March 17, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 139,131
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005, 2007 CTS
Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft: seal
- Campaign
- 07V589000
- Reported
- December 20, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 275,936
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007 CTS, 4 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
- Campaign
- 06V020000
- Reported
- January 25, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,462
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005 CTS, 1 other model
2006 Cadillac CTS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 269 owner complaints about the 2006 Cadillac CTS, the newest on June 1, 2026. Of these, 23 describe a crash (9%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2006 Cadillac CTS, the component group named most often is the air bags (32%), followed by the power train (17%) and the electrical system (16%).
1 of the 2006 Cadillac CTS's 6 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2006 Cadillac CTS owners gave the mileage (227 complaints), the median was 66,998 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags87
- Power Train45
- Electrical System43
- Service Brakes40
- Engine28
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic14
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 18 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 23 | |
| 2011 | 27 | |
| 2012 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 52 | |
| 2015 | 31 | |
| 2016 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Cadillac CTS peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 52. 17% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Cadillac CTS drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Cadillac CTS year in the same window: 5th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 269 complaints about the 2006 Cadillac CTS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac CTS by model year
Other 2006 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: June 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted