NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV Recalls
The 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 24, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 74
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 25V274000
- Reported
- April 24, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 597,571
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Escalade ESV, 7 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: control module: software
- Campaign
- 24V797000
- Reported
- October 24, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 463,295
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 11 other models
Exterior lighting: lighting control module: software
- Campaign
- 22V827000
- Reported
- November 3, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 338,735
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Seat belts: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 22V617000
- Reported
- August 11, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 484,155
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Escalade ESV, 5 other models
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 22V036000
- Reported
- January 27, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,789
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump: control/drive module
- Campaign
- 21V739000
- Reported
- September 23, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,939
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Steering: steering control module
- Campaign
- 21V455000
- Reported
- June 17, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,847
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Air bags: srs malfunction warning lamp/light
- Campaign
- 21V421000
- Reported
- June 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 285,622
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 21V190000
- Reported
- March 18, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 94,641
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 20V811000
- Reported
- December 23, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 470
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 16 other models
2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV complaints by year
NHTSA has received 74 owner complaints about the 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the newest on October 7, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV, the component group named most often is the engine (73%), followed by the power train (16%) and the electrical system (15%).
2 of the 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV's 10 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 69,608 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine54
- Power Train12
- Electrical System11
- Engine And Engine Cooling7
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Service Brakes4
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 34 | |
| 2026 | 24 |
Complaints about the 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 34. 22% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 74 complaints about the 2021 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 2021 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted