NHTSA Safety Recalls
Cadillac Seville Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Cadillac Seville, across 4 model years from 2000 to 2003. The 2002 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2003 (1).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2002
- Owner complaints
- 161
2000–2003, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 161 complaints with NHTSA about the Cadillac Seville across 5 model years; the most, 53, concern the 2001.
Owners marked a crash on 10 of the Cadillac Seville complaints (6%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Cadillac Seville model years, owners name the suspension most often (at least 29 complaints), then the steering (28).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Cadillac Seville in 2002: 18, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Cadillac Seville is fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Cadillac Seville recall, 03V238000, was reported on July 1, 2003 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly.
Cadillac Seville years to avoid
Too few Cadillac Seville 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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Cadillac Seville years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Cadillac Seville
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
- STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)1
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY1
Cadillac Seville model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Cadillac Seville recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03V238000July 1, 2003 | fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 2002–2003 | fire | 102,212 |
| 02V067000March 6, 2002 | steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion) | 2002 | crash | 249 |
| 00V432000December 19, 2000 | equipment: other: labels | 2001 | crash | 2,075 |
| 00V114000April 17, 2000 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 2000 | — | 8,132 |
| 99V301000October 29, 1999 | steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 2000 | crash | 1,284 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Cadillac Seville. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: May 16, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted