NHTSA Safety Recalls
Cadillac Sls Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the Cadillac Sls, across 1 model year from 2000 to 2000.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2000
- Owner complaints
- 22
2000–2000, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 22 complaints with NHTSA about the Cadillac Sls across 3 model years; the most, 11, concern the 2000.
Across all Cadillac Sls model years, owners name the engine and engine cooling most often (at least 8 complaints), then the electrical system (4).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Cadillac Sls in 2008: 5, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Cadillac Sls is steering: linkages: tie rod assembly, in 1 model-year listing.
The newest Cadillac Sls recall, 99V301000, was reported on October 29, 1999 and concerns the steering: linkages: tie rod assembly.
Cadillac Sls years to avoid
Too few Cadillac Sls 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2002 | 0 | 10 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2000 | 1 | 11 | 5 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Cadillac Sls years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Cadillac Sls
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY1
Cadillac Sls model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Cadillac Sls recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Sls. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 3, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted