NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Cadillac CTS Recalls
The 2017 Cadillac CTS has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 20, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Cadillac CTS. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 27
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Cadillac CTS, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2017 Cadillac CTS
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 25V175000
- Reported
- March 20, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 934
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018 CTS, 3 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 19V086000
- Reported
- February 7, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,772
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018 CTS, 3 other models
2017 Cadillac CTS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 27 owner complaints about the 2017 Cadillac CTS, the newest on August 13, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%).
In complaints about the 2017 Cadillac CTS, the component group named most often is the power train (33%), followed by the steering (30%) and the wheels (11%).
2 of the 2017 Cadillac CTS's 2 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2017 Cadillac CTS owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 35,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train9
- Steering8
- Unknown Or Other4
- Wheels3
- Air Bags2
- Electrical System2
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 10 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2017 Cadillac CTS peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 10. 30% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 27 complaints about the 2017 Cadillac CTS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac CTS by model year
Other 2017 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: August 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted