NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Cadillac STS Recalls
The 2008 Cadillac STS has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on March 11, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Cadillac STS. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 50
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Cadillac STS, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2008 Cadillac STS
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 08V108000
- Reported
- March 11, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,586
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 138, tire pressure monitoring
- Same campaign
- only the 2008 Cadillac STS
2008 Cadillac STS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 50 owner complaints about the 2008 Cadillac STS, the newest on June 27, 2025. Of these, 6 describe a crash (12%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Cadillac STS, the component group named most often is the air bags (22%), followed by the engine (18%) and the electrical system (16%).
The 2008 Cadillac STS's only recall does not concern the air bags.
Where 2008 Cadillac STS owners gave the mileage (43 complaints), the median was 57,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags11
- Engine9
- Electrical System8
- Power Train6
- Steering5
- Vehicle Speed Control5
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Cadillac STS peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 8. 34% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 50 complaints about the 2008 Cadillac STS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac STS by model year
Other 2008 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: June 27, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted