NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Cadillac Escalade Recalls
The 2011 Cadillac Escalade has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Cadillac Escalade. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 49
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Cadillac Escalade, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2011 Cadillac Escalade
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 2007–2010 Escalade, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V054000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,778,128
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012–2014 Escalade, 11 other models
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V827000
- Reported
- December 30, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 84,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Escalade, 5 other models
Steering: linkages
- Campaign
- 11V339000
- Reported
- June 28, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 739
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Suspension: rear: axle: spindle
- Campaign
- 11V007000
- Reported
- January 6, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30,566
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 10 other models
Suspension: rear: axle: spindle
- Campaign
- 10V643000
- Reported
- December 17, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,262
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2011 Cadillac Escalade complaints by year
NHTSA has received 49 owner complaints about the 2011 Cadillac Escalade, the newest on March 21, 2025.
In complaints about the 2011 Cadillac Escalade, the component group named most often is the air bags (69%), followed by the structure (6%) and the electrical system (4%).
2 of the 2011 Cadillac Escalade's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2011 Cadillac Escalade owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 102,523 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags34
- Unknown Or Other4
- Structure3
- Electrical System2
- Power Train2
- Service Brakes2
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2011 Cadillac Escalade peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 15. 4% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 49 complaints about the 2011 Cadillac Escalade are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac Escalade by model year
Other 2011 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: March 21, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted