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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV Recalls

The 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 21, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
6

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
8

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

side crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

6 recalls on the 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
26V329000
Reported
May 21, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 5,014
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 5 other models

26V329000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)

Campaign
26V289000
Reported
May 7, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 66
Risk NHTSA names
crash
NHTSA advisory
do not drive until repaired
Same campaign
also 3 other models

26V289000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
17V437000
Reported
July 10, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 40,683
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2016 Escalade ESV, 15 other models

17V437000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
16V651000
Reported
September 8, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 3,640,162
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2016–2017 Escalade ESV, 15 other models

16V651000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
14V624000
Reported
October 6, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 1,046
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
Same campaign
also 1 other model

14V624000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
14V259000
Reported
May 16, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 2,838
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
Same campaign
also 1 other model

14V259000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV complaints by year

NHTSA has received 8 owner complaints about the 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the newest on May 1, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (13%).

In complaints about the 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the component group named most often is the electrical system (25%), followed by the engine (25%) and the electronic stability control (esc) (13%).

None of the 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV's 6 recalls concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System2
  • Engine2
  • Unknown Or Other2
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1
  • Fuel/Propulsion System1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20152
20161
20171
20182
20191
20251

Complaints about the 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 2. 75% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 3/5

The 8 complaints about the 2015 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 2015 Cadillac models

Newest record on this page: May 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted