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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2008 Cadillac XLR Recalls

The 2008 Cadillac XLR has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Cadillac XLR. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2008 Cadillac XLR, 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 XLR

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
11E009000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2004–2007, 2009 XLR, 2 other models

11E009000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2008 Cadillac XLR complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2008 Cadillac XLR, the newest on March 29, 2017. Of these, 1 describe a crash (33%).

In complaints about the 2008 Cadillac XLR, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the electronic stability control (esc) (33%) and the exterior lighting (33%).

The 2008 Cadillac XLR's only recall does not concern the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System1
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
  • Exterior Lighting1
  • Fuel/Propulsion System1
  • Latches/Locks/Linkages1
  • Power Train1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2008 Cadillac XLR received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20101
20151
20171

Complaints about the 2008 Cadillac XLR peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 1. 33% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2008 Cadillac XLR are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Cadillac XLR by model year

Other 2008 Cadillac models

Newest record on this page: March 29, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted