NHTSA Safety Recalls
Cadillac Escalade Ext Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 16 recall campaigns for the Cadillac Escalade Ext, across 12 model years from 2002 to 2013. The 2009 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2006 (1).
- Model years
- 12
- Recall campaigns
- 16
- Most recalls
- 2009
- Owner complaints
- 92
2002–2013, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 92 complaints with NHTSA about the Cadillac Escalade Ext across 11 model years; the most, 22, concern the 2002.
Owners marked a crash on 6 of the Cadillac Escalade Ext complaints (7%) and a fire on 5.
Across all Cadillac Escalade Ext model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 25 complaints), then the electrical system (21).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Cadillac Escalade Ext in 2014: 11, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Cadillac Escalade Ext is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 16 model-year listings.
The newest Cadillac Escalade Ext recall, 21V050000, was reported on February 5, 2021 and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module.
Cadillac Escalade Ext years to avoid
Too few Cadillac Escalade Ext model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 4 | 14 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2007 | 5 | 16 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | — | not ranked |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2004 | 2 | 11 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2003 | 2 | 15 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2002 | 1 | 22 | 5 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Cadillac Escalade Ext years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Cadillac Escalade Ext
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE16
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
- STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS3
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION2
- SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE1
- WHEELS:RIM1
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1
- POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR1
Cadillac Escalade Ext model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Cadillac Escalade Ext recall campaign (16)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21V050000February 5, 2021 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2007–2011 | injury and death | 2,641,272 |
| 21V051000February 5, 2021 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2012 | injury and death | 284,645 |
| 21V052000February 5, 2021 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2007–2009 | injury and death | 557,023 |
| 21V053000February 5, 2021 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2009–2010, 2013 | injury and death | 692,526 |
| 21V054000February 5, 2021 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2010–2013 | injury and death | 1,778,128 |
| 14V827000December 30, 2014 | electrical system: ignition | 2011–2012 | crash and injury | 84,192 |
| 13V001000January 2, 2013 | steering: column locking: anti-theft device | 2013 | crash and injury | 54,686 |
| 11V007000January 6, 2011 | suspension: rear: axle: spindle | 2011 | crash | 30,566 |
| 10V240000June 4, 2010 | electrical system | 2007–2009 | fire | 1,365,070 |
| 09V154000May 6, 2009 | fuel system, gasoline | 2009 | crash | 27,188 |
| 08V441000August 28, 2008 | electrical system | 2007–2008 | fire | 857,735 |
| 06V307000August 11, 2006 | wheels: rim | 2007 | crash | 3,227 |
| 05V552000December 7, 2005 | equipment: other: labels | 2006 | crash | 32,068 |
| 05V055000February 14, 2005 | power train: manual transmission: shift pattern indicator | 2005 | injury | 7,194 |
| 04V129000March 17, 2004 | structure: body: tailgate: hinge and attachments | 2002–2004 | injury | 3,662,211 |
| 04V045000February 4, 2004 | service brakes, hydraulic | 2003–2004 | — | 68,875 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Cadillac Escalade Ext. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: May 10, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted