NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Cadillac DTS Recalls
The 2008 Cadillac DTS has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 23, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Cadillac DTS. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 86
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Cadillac DTS, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2008 Cadillac DTS
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V355000
- Reported
- June 23, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,141,731
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009–2011 DTS, 5 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 10V240000
- Reported
- June 4, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,365,070
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009 DTS, 16 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 08V441000
- Reported
- August 28, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 857,735
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 DTS, 14 other models
2008 Cadillac DTS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 86 owner complaints about the 2008 Cadillac DTS, the newest on August 26, 2024. Of these, 6 describe a crash (7%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Cadillac DTS, the component group named most often is the electrical system (45%), followed by the engine (16%) and the fuel/propulsion system (9%).
3 of the 2008 Cadillac DTS's 3 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2008 Cadillac DTS owners gave the mileage (68 complaints), the median was 85,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System39
- Engine14
- Fuel/Propulsion System8
- Exterior Lighting7
- Air Bags6
- Seat Belts6
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 22 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 Cadillac DTS peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 22. 19% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 86 complaints about the 2008 Cadillac DTS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac DTS by model year
Other 2008 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: August 26, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted