NHTSA Safety Recalls
2022 Cadillac Escalade Recalls
The 2022 Cadillac Escalade has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 13, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2022 Cadillac Escalade. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 85
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2022 Cadillac Escalade, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2022 Cadillac Escalade
Power train: automatic transmission: control module: software
- Campaign
- 26V085000
- Reported
- February 13, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,743
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
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 2021, 2023–2024 Escalade, 7 other models
Exterior lighting: lighting control module: software
- Campaign
- 22V903000
- Reported
- December 8, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 740,108
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2023 Escalade, 10 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 2021 Escalade, 5 other models
2022 Cadillac Escalade complaints by year
NHTSA has received 85 owner complaints about the 2022 Cadillac Escalade, the newest on October 2, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2022 Cadillac Escalade, the component group named most often is the engine (79%), followed by the power train (18%) and the engine and engine cooling (11%).
1 of the 2022 Cadillac Escalade's 4 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2022 Cadillac Escalade owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 37,600 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine67
- Power Train15
- Engine And Engine Cooling9
- Electrical System8
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Unknown Or Other6
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 41 | |
| 2026 | 35 |
Complaints about the 2022 Cadillac Escalade peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 41. 59% arrived between 2021 and 2025, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2022 vehicles, the 2022 Cadillac Escalade drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Cadillac Escalade year in the same window: 1st highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 85 complaints about the 2022 Cadillac Escalade are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac Escalade by model year
Other 2022 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted