NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Cadillac CTS Recalls
The 2007 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 2007 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
- 217
- Crashes reported
- 26
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 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 2007 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 2004–2006 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 2003–2006, 2008–2014 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 2005–2006 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 2003–2006 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 2005–2006 CTS, 4 other models
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 07V468000
- Reported
- October 4, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,677
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 118, power windows and roof panels
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2007 Cadillac CTS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 217 owner complaints about the 2007 Cadillac CTS, the newest on May 12, 2026. Of these, 26 describe a crash (12%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2007 Cadillac CTS, the component group named most often is the air bags (29%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the service brakes (17%).
1 of the 2007 Cadillac CTS's 6 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2007 Cadillac CTS owners gave the mileage (157 complaints), the median was 77,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags64
- Electrical System41
- Service Brakes36
- Power Train33
- Engine22
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic21
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 23 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 17 | |
| 2012 | 12 | |
| 2013 | 11 | |
| 2014 | 36 | |
| 2015 | 26 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2007 Cadillac CTS peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 36. 21% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Cadillac CTS drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Cadillac CTS year in the same window: 8th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 217 complaints about the 2007 Cadillac CTS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2007 Cadillac CTS crash tests and safety technology
On the 2007 Cadillac CTS, in the side barrier test the front seat scored 4 stars and the rear seat 5.
For the 2007 Cadillac CTS, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as an option and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning. None of the 13 CTS years NHTSA rated (2003–2018) lists forward collision warning as standard.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2007 Cadillac CTS rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 11.1% (4 stars). That is tied for the highest of the 12 CTS years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (10.1%–11.1%); the 2015 had the lowest, 10.1%. Of 108 other 2007 cars with NHTSA ratings on this site, 43 (40%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 11.5%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 2099, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2007 Cadillac CTS: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Cadillac CTS by model year
Other 2007 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: May 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted