NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Cadillac Escalade Ext Recalls
The 2008 Cadillac Escalade Ext 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 Ext. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 14
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Cadillac Escalade Ext, 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 Ext
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 Ext, 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 Ext, 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 Ext, 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 Ext, 14 other models
2008 Cadillac Escalade Ext complaints by year
NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2008 Cadillac Escalade Ext, the newest on September 14, 2023. Of these, 2 describe a crash (14%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2008 Cadillac Escalade Ext, the component group named most often is the air bags (64%), followed by the electrical system (29%) and the latches/locks/linkages (14%).
2 of the 2008 Cadillac Escalade Ext's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags9
- Electrical System4
- Latches/Locks/Linkages2
- Structure2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Exterior Lighting1
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Cadillac Escalade Ext peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 6. 21% 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 14 complaints about the 2008 Cadillac Escalade Ext are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac Escalade Ext by model year
Other 2008 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: September 14, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted