NHTSA Safety Recalls
Cadillac Recalls
Cadillac has 514 model-year recall listings with NHTSA across 28 models and 2000–2027 model years. The model with the most is the Escalade, with 93.
Owners have filed 11,090 complaints with NHTSA about the Cadillac model years listed here; the most, 474, concern the 2010 SRX.
4 Cadillac models have enough complaint data for a years-to-avoid ranking; 1 of them has at least one year that stands out.
Complaints about Cadillac vehicles most often name the electrical system (at least 1,981), then the exterior lighting (1,794).
The Cadillac model with the most owner complaints is the SRX: 3,191 across 11 model years listed here.
The newest Cadillac recall here, 26V612000, was reported on September 24, 2026 and concerns the visibility: power window devices and controls.
Cadillac recalls most often concern the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module (49 model-year listings), then the electrical system: ignition (33).
- Models
- 28
- Recall listings
- 514
- Model years
- 2000–2027
- Pages on file
- 171
campaign × model year
year + model
Cadillac models, most recalls first
| Model | Recalls | Years covered |
|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Escalade | 93 | 2000–2025(25) |
| Cadillac Escalade ESV | 67 | 2003–2025(22) |
| Cadillac CTS | 61 | 2003–2018(16) |
| Cadillac SRX | 43 | 2004–2016(11) |
| Cadillac Escalade Ext | 34 | 2002–2013(12) |
| Cadillac ATS | 21 | 2013–2018(6) |
| Cadillac Deville | 20 | 2000–2005(6) |
| Cadillac XT5 | 19 | 2017–2025(7) |
| Cadillac DTS | 17 | 2006–2011(6) |
| Cadillac Lyriq | 16 | 2023–2025(3) |
| Cadillac XTS | 15 | 2013–2019(5) |
| Cadillac XT6 | 14 | 2020–2025(6) |
| Cadillac CT6 | 13 | 2016–2020(5) |
| Cadillac XLR | 12 | 2004–2009(6) |
| Cadillac XT4 | 12 | 2019–2025(6) |
| Cadillac CT4 | 11 | 2020–2023(4) |
| Cadillac CT5 | 11 | 2020–2023(4) |
| Cadillac STS | 11 | 2000–2008(5) |
| Cadillac Seville | 6 | 2000–2003(4) |
| Cadillac Optiq | 4 | 2025–2027(2) |
| Cadillac Limousine | 3 | 2000–2001(2) |
| Cadillac Cts-V | 2 | 2014–2015(2) |
| Cadillac ELR | 2 | 2014–2014(1) |
| Cadillac Escalade IQ | 2 | 2026–2026(1) |
| Cadillac Escalade IQL | 2 | 2026–2026(1) |
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1 | 2000–2000(1) |
| Cadillac Sls | 1 | 2000–2000(1) |
| Cadillac Vistiq | 1 | 2027–2027(1) |
What gets recalled most on Cadillac vehicles
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE49
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION33
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM31
- SUSPENSION:REAR21
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION19
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP17
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE14
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL14
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE10
- STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM10
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS9
- POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL9
Cadillac years to avoid, by model
- Cadillac CTS2003
- Cadillac Devilleno year stands out
- Cadillac Escaladeno year stands out
- Cadillac SRXno year stands out
Models sold in large numbers over many years collect more recalls and complaints than niche ones.
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted