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Cadillac Escalade ESV Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 41 recall campaigns for the Cadillac Escalade ESV, across 22 model years from 2003 to 2025. The 2021 has the most (10); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (1).

Model years
22

2003–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
41
Most recalls
2021

10 recalls

Owner complaints
538

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 538 complaints with NHTSA about the Cadillac Escalade ESV across 23 model years; the most, 91, concern the 2023.

Owners marked a crash on 26 of the Cadillac Escalade ESV complaints (5%) and a fire on 8.

Across all Cadillac Escalade ESV model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 267 complaints), then the power train (94).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Cadillac Escalade ESV in 2025: 153, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Cadillac Escalade ESV is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 16 model-year listings.

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

Cadillac Escalade ESV years to avoid

Too few Cadillac Escalade ESV model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 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 Escalade ESV, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2026011—not ranked
2025114—not ranked
2024222—not ranked
2023491—not ranked
202245736not ranked
2021107416not ranked
20202225not ranked
20191345not ranked
20181152not ranked
201713815not ranked
201631512not ranked
2015686not ranked
2013421not ranked
2012331not ranked
20115133not ranked
2010340not ranked
2009560not ranked
20084172not ranked
20074395not ranked
2006153not ranked
20051141not ranked
20041226not ranked
20031122not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Cadillac Escalade ESV

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE16
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM6
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL5
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL4
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION2
  • AIR BAGS2
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE2
  • SEAT BELTS2
  • SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS2

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

Every Cadillac Escalade ESV recall campaign (41)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Cadillac Escalade ESV, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V329000May 21, 2026air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2015injury and death5,014
26V304000May 14, 2026wheels: hub2025crash2,457
26V289000May 7, 2026power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)2015crashdo not drive66
26V085000February 13, 2026power train: automatic transmission: control module: software2022crash43,743
25V274000April 24, 2025engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical2021–2024crash597,571
24V797000October 24, 2024power train: automatic transmission: control module: software2021crash463,295
24V674000September 12, 2024service brakes, hydraulic: brake fluid low warning: lamp2023–2024crash449,671
23V642000September 20, 2023suspension: rear2023crash189
22V903000December 8, 2022exterior lighting: lighting control module: software2022–2023crash740,108
22V827000November 3, 2022exterior lighting: lighting control module: software2021crash338,735
22V617000August 11, 2022seat belts: critical fasteners2021–2022crash and injury484,155
22V036000January 27, 2022power train: driveline: driveshaft2021crash1,789
21V739000September 23, 2021fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump: control/drive module2021crash14,939
21V455000June 17, 2021steering: steering control module2021crash26,847
21V421000June 10, 2021air bags: srs malfunction warning lamp/light2021injury285,622
21V190000March 18, 2021seat belts2021crash and injury94,641
21V115000February 25, 2021tires2020crash33,838
21V050000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007–2011injury and death2,641,272
21V051000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2012injury and death284,645
21V052000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007–2009injury and death557,023
21V053000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009–2010, 2013injury and death692,526
21V054000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010–2013injury and death1,778,128
20V811000December 23, 2020seat belts2021crash and injury470
19V837000November 21, 2019fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2020fire502
18V673000September 26, 2018seat belts: rear/other2018–2019crash and injury15,800
17V437000July 10, 2017air bags: frontal2015–2016crash and injury40,683
16V651000September 8, 2016air bags: frontal2015–2017crash and injury3,640,162
16V256000April 28, 2016suspension: front: control arm2016crashdo not drive3,738
14V827000December 30, 2014electrical system: ignition2011–2012crash and injury84,192
14V624000October 6, 2014air bags2015crash and injury1,046
14V614000October 1, 2014electrical system2013crash106,307
14V259000May 16, 2014air bags2015injury2,838
13V001000January 2, 2013steering: column locking: anti-theft device2013crash and injury54,686
11V339000June 28, 2011steering: linkages2011crash739
11V007000January 6, 2011suspension: rear: axle: spindle2011crash30,566
10V240000June 4, 2010electrical system2007–2009fire1,365,070
09V154000May 6, 2009fuel system, gasoline2009crash27,188
08V441000August 28, 2008electrical system2007–2008fire857,735
05V552000December 7, 2005equipment: other: labels2006crash32,068
05V055000February 14, 2005power train: manual transmission: shift pattern indicator2005injury7,194
04V045000February 4, 2004service brakes, hydraulic2003–2004—68,875

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

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Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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