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
- Owner complaints
- 3
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
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
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
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
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
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
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