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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV Recalls

The 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
21V051000
Reported
February 5, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 284,645
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 11 other models

21V051000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2010–2011, 2013 Escalade ESV, 11 other models

21V054000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: ignition

Campaign
14V827000
Reported
December 30, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 84,192
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2011 Escalade ESV, 5 other models

14V827000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the newest on April 29, 2021.

In complaints about the 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the component group named most often is the electrical system (67%), followed by the air bags (33%) and the engine (33%).

1 of the 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System2
  • Air Bags1
  • Engine1
  • Vehicle Speed Control1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20151
20181
20211

Complaints about the 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 1. 33% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 3/5

The 3 complaints about the 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Cadillac Escalade ESV by model year

Other 2012 Cadillac models

Newest record on this page: April 29, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted