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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Cadillac SRX Recalls

The 2013 Cadillac SRX has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 24, 2021.

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

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
393

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
15

5 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

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

5 recalls on the 2013 Cadillac SRX

Suspension: rear

Campaign
21V473000
Reported
June 24, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 380,498
Risk NHTSA names
crash
NHTSA advisory
do not drive until repaired
Same campaign
also 2010–2012, 2014–2016 SRX, 1 other model

21V473000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Suspension: rear

Campaign
14V571000
Reported
September 19, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 290,241
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2010–2012, 2014–2015 SRX, 1 other model

14V571000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

Campaign
14V212000
Reported
April 25, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 50,571
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2013 Cadillac SRX

14V212000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs

Campaign
13V202000
Reported
May 16, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 18,871
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2013 Cadillac SRX

13V202000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission

Campaign
13V097000
Reported
March 15, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 26,582
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
Same campaign
also 1 other model

13V097000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2013 Cadillac SRX complaints by year

NHTSA has received 393 owner complaints about the 2013 Cadillac SRX, the newest on June 22, 2026. Of these, 15 describe a crash (4%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 21 injuries.

In complaints about the 2013 Cadillac SRX, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (55%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the power train (8%).

2 of the 2013 Cadillac SRX's 5 recalls also concern the power train.

Where 2013 Cadillac SRX owners gave the mileage (242 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Exterior Lighting217
  • Electrical System52
  • Unknown Or Other37
  • Power Train31
  • Vehicle Speed Control25
  • Engine17

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Cadillac SRX received by NHTSA, by calendar year
201312
201425
20159
201610
201729
201875
201977
202054
202139
202220
202316
202410
202512
20265

Complaints about the 2013 Cadillac SRX peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 77. 14% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Cadillac SRX drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Cadillac SRX year in the same window: 5th highest of the 11 ranked years.

Cadillac SRX years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 393 complaints about the 2013 Cadillac SRX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Cadillac SRX by model year

Other 2013 Cadillac models

Newest record on this page: June 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted