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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Cadillac Deville Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 10 recall campaigns for the Cadillac Deville, across 6 model years from 2000 to 2005. The 2002 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (1).

No Cadillac Deville model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2000, is at 1.8×.

Model years
6

2000–2005, with a recall

Recall campaigns
10
Most recalls
2002

5 recalls

Owner complaints
983

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 983 complaints with NHTSA about the Cadillac Deville across 6 model years; the most, 225, concern the 2000.

Owners marked a crash on 106 of the Cadillac Deville complaints (11%) and a fire on 14.

Across all Cadillac Deville model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 283 complaints), then the steering (138).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Cadillac Deville in 2014: 263, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Cadillac Deville is electrical system: ignition, in 6 model-year listings.

The newest Cadillac Deville recall, 14V355000, was reported on June 23, 2014 and concerns the electrical system: ignition.

Cadillac Deville years to avoid

The best-measured Cadillac Deville years are 2005 (0.4×), 2004 (0.6×) and 2003 (0.7×).

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 Deville, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
200519511
0.4×
2004116723
0.6×
2003414528
0.7×
2002517657
1.3×
2001417568
1.5×
2000522590
1.8×

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

What gets recalled most on the Cadillac Deville

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION6
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR3
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
  • STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY1
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1

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

Every Cadillac Deville recall campaign (10)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Cadillac Deville, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
14V355000June 23, 2014electrical system: ignition2000–2005crash and injury3,141,731
03V238000July 1, 2003fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2002–2003fire102,212
03V051000February 14, 2003air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2003injury130
02V227000September 5, 2002seat belts: front: retractor2000–2002crash and injury269,169
02V222000August 9, 2002air bags: frontal2002–2003injury133,221
02V067000March 6, 2002steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)2002crash249
01V172000May 23, 2001structure: body2001crash and injury47,560
00V347000October 30, 2000seat belts: front: buckle assembly2000–2001crash116,682
00V114000April 17, 2000service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components2000—8,132
00V021000January 26, 2000vehicle speed control2000—61

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

Newest record on this page: August 25, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted