NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Cadillac Escalade ESV Recalls
The 2016 Cadillac Escalade ESV has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 10, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 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
- 15
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
side crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2016 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 2016 Cadillac Escalade ESV
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 17V437000
- Reported
- July 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 40,683
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Escalade ESV, 15 other models
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 2015, 2017 Escalade ESV, 15 other models
Suspension: front: control arm
- Campaign
- 16V256000
- Reported
- April 28, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,738
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2016 Cadillac Escalade ESV complaints by year
NHTSA has received 15 owner complaints about the 2016 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the newest on May 27, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a crash (13%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the component group named most often is the suspension (47%), followed by the power train (33%) and the electrical system (20%).
1 of the 2016 Cadillac Escalade ESV's 3 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2016 Cadillac Escalade ESV owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 37,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension7
- Power Train5
- Electrical System3
- Unknown Or Other3
- Service Brakes1
- Wheels1
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2016 Cadillac Escalade ESV peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 5. 80% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 15 complaints about the 2016 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 2016 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: May 27, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted