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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Cadillac Escalade ESV Recalls

The 2013 Cadillac Escalade ESV has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Cadillac Escalade ESV. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2013 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2013 Cadillac Escalade ESV

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
21V053000
Reported
February 5, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 692,526
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2009–2010 Escalade ESV, 13 other models

21V053000: 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 2010–2012 Escalade ESV, 11 other models

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

Electrical system

Campaign
14V614000
Reported
October 1, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 106,307
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 8 other models

14V614000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering: column locking: anti-theft device

Campaign
13V001000
Reported
January 2, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 54,686
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
Same campaign
also 5 other models

13V001000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2013 Cadillac Escalade ESV complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2013 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the newest on October 11, 2023.

In complaints about the 2013 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the component group named most often is the electrical system (50%), followed by the engine (50%) and the engine and engine cooling (50%).

1 of the 2013 Cadillac Escalade ESV's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System1
  • Engine1
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Cadillac Escalade ESV received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20141
20231

Complaints about the 2013 Cadillac Escalade ESV peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 1. 50% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 2 complaints about the 2013 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 2013 Cadillac models

Newest record on this page: October 11, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted