NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Cadillac CTS Recalls
The 2009 Cadillac CTS has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 2, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Cadillac CTS. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 167
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Cadillac CTS, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2009 Cadillac CTS
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V394000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 554,328
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2008, 2010–2014 CTS, 1 other model
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 11V089000
- Reported
- February 11, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,147
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 CTS
Equipment
- Campaign
- 10V414000
- Reported
- September 13, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,224
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2010 CTS
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 10V240000
- Reported
- June 4, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,365,070
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008 CTS, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 08V582000
- Reported
- November 5, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,662
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2009 Cadillac CTS
2009 Cadillac CTS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 167 owner complaints about the 2009 Cadillac CTS, the newest on March 13, 2025. Of these, 10 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 7 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2009 Cadillac CTS, the component group named most often is the engine (29%), followed by the power train (17%) and the electrical system (16%).
2 of the 2009 Cadillac CTS's 5 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2009 Cadillac CTS owners gave the mileage (129 complaints), the median was 65,153 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine49
- Power Train28
- Electrical System26
- Air Bags13
- Steering12
- Suspension11
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 21 | |
| 2015 | 21 | |
| 2016 | 22 | |
| 2017 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 17 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2009 Cadillac CTS peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 22. 23% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Cadillac CTS drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Cadillac CTS year in the same window: 4th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 167 complaints about the 2009 Cadillac CTS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac CTS by model year
Other 2009 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: March 13, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted