NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Cadillac XTS Recalls
The 2013 Cadillac XTS has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 9, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Cadillac XTS. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 103
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Cadillac XTS, 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 XTS
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 14V541000
- Reported
- September 9, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 205,309
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 XTS, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 14V518000
- Reported
- August 28, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014 XTS, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 14V116000
- Reported
- March 17, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 63,903
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014 XTS
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V220000
- Reported
- May 24, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,210
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 12V525000
- Reported
- October 31, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,626
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Cadillac XTS
2013 Cadillac XTS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 103 owner complaints about the 2013 Cadillac XTS, the newest on May 1, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2013 Cadillac XTS, the component group named most often is the electrical system (40%), followed by the suspension (24%) and the engine (12%).
1 of the 2013 Cadillac XTS's 5 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2013 Cadillac XTS owners gave the mileage (75 complaints), the median was 53,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System41
- Suspension25
- Unknown Or Other13
- Engine12
- Exterior Lighting9
- Service Brakes6
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2013 Cadillac XTS peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 15. 30% 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: 4/5
The 103 complaints about the 2013 Cadillac XTS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac XTS by model year
Other 2013 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: May 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted