NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Cadillac DTS Recalls
The 2009 Cadillac DTS has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 23, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Cadillac DTS. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 35
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Cadillac DTS, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2009 Cadillac DTS
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V355000
- Reported
- June 23, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,141,731
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008, 2010–2011 DTS, 5 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 10V240000
- Reported
- June 4, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,365,070
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008 DTS, 16 other models
2009 Cadillac DTS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 35 owner complaints about the 2009 Cadillac DTS, the newest on September 23, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Cadillac DTS, the component group named most often is the electrical system (34%), followed by the service brakes (17%) and the seats (14%).
2 of the 2009 Cadillac DTS's 2 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2009 Cadillac DTS owners gave the mileage (25 complaints), the median was 54,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System12
- Service Brakes6
- Seats5
- Engine4
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
- Steering3
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Cadillac DTS peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 6. 23% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 35 complaints about the 2009 Cadillac DTS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac DTS by model year
Other 2009 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: September 23, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted