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Cadillac ATS Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 11 recall campaigns for the Cadillac ATS, across 6 model years from 2013 to 2018. The 2013 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2018 (2).

Model years
6

2013–2018, with a recall

Recall campaigns
11
Most recalls
2013

6 recalls

Owner complaints
384

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 384 complaints with NHTSA about the Cadillac ATS across 7 model years; the most, 161, concern the 2013.

Owners marked a crash on 21 of the Cadillac ATS complaints (5%) and a fire on 2.

Across all Cadillac ATS model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 103 complaints), then the electrical system (76).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Cadillac ATS in 2020: 48, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Cadillac ATS is visibility: sun/moon roof assembly, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest Cadillac ATS recall, 26V329000, was reported on May 21, 2026 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.

Cadillac ATS years to avoid

Too few Cadillac ATS model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Cadillac ATS, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2019021not ranked
20182225not ranked
201723315not ranked
20163329not ranked
20154305not ranked
2014410437not ranked
2013616173not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Cadillac ATS years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Cadillac ATS

  • VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY4
  • VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM4
  • STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM3
  • SEATS2
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES1
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1

Cadillac ATS model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Cadillac ATS recall campaign (11)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Cadillac ATS, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V329000May 21, 2026air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2015–2016injury and death5,014
25V175000March 20, 2025steering: electric power assist system2017–2018crash934
19V086000February 7, 2019steering: electric power assist system2017crash26,772
18V358000May 31, 2018fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2018fire895
15V558000September 3, 2015visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system2013–2016fire96,145
15V463000July 24, 2015visibility: sun/moon roof assembly2013–2016injury63,665
15V358000June 9, 2015service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages2015crash2,163
14V488000August 8, 2014seat belts: front2013crash and injury48,114
14V446000July 23, 2014seats2013–2014crash and injury124,007
14V338000June 19, 2014power train: automatic transmission2013–2014crash and injury90,750
13V220000May 24, 2013electrical system2013crash10,210

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Cadillac ATS. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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