NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Cadillac Escalade Recalls
The 2018 Cadillac Escalade has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on October 1, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Cadillac Escalade. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 21
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Cadillac Escalade, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2018 Cadillac Escalade
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 20V603000
- Reported
- October 1, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,620
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
2018 Cadillac Escalade complaints by year
NHTSA has received 21 owner complaints about the 2018 Cadillac Escalade, the newest on June 22, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2018 Cadillac Escalade, the component group named most often is the engine (48%), followed by the electrical system (14%) and the power train (14%).
The 2018 Cadillac Escalade's only recall does not concern the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine10
- Electrical System3
- Power Train3
- Service Brakes3
- Exterior Lighting2
- Suspension2
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 10 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2018 Cadillac Escalade peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 10. 24% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 21 complaints about the 2018 Cadillac Escalade are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac Escalade by model year
Other 2018 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: June 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted