NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV Recalls
The 2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 17
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V050000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,641,272
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2011 Escalade ESV, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V052000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 557,023
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009 Escalade ESV, 13 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 10V240000
- Reported
- June 4, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,365,070
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009 Escalade ESV, 16 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 08V441000
- Reported
- August 28, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 857,735
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Escalade ESV, 14 other models
2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV complaints by year
NHTSA has received 17 owner complaints about the 2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the newest on August 8, 2018. Of these, 1 describe a crash (6%).
In complaints about the 2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the component group named most often is the air bags (71%), followed by the electrical system (12%) and the vehicle speed control (12%).
2 of the 2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags12
- Electrical System2
- Vehicle Speed Control2
- Engine1
- Power Train1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 6. 12% 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: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 17 complaints about the 2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac Escalade ESV by model year
Other 2008 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: February 5, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted