NHTSA Safety Recalls
Cadillac STS Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the Cadillac STS, across 5 model years from 2000 to 2008. The 2006 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2008 (1).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 7
- Most recalls
- 2006
- Owner complaints
- 414
2000–2008, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 414 complaints with NHTSA about the Cadillac STS across 12 model years; the most, 139, concern the 2006.
Owners marked a crash on 48 of the Cadillac STS complaints (12%) and a fire on 13.
Across all Cadillac STS model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 101 complaints), then the electrical system (77).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Cadillac STS in 2014: 64, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Cadillac STS is power train: axle assembly: axle shaft: seal, in 3 model-year listings.
The newest Cadillac STS recall, 14V542000, was reported on September 9, 2014 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 Cadillac STS, model years owners have filed complaints about.
Cadillac STS years to avoid
Too few Cadillac STS 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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 | 7 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2009 | 0 | 15 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 1 | 50 | 17 | not ranked |
| 2007 | 2 | 52 | 15 | not ranked |
| 2006 | 4 | 139 | 25 | not ranked |
| 2005 | 3 | 101 | 28 | not ranked |
| 2004 | 0 | 7 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2003 | 0 | 8 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2002 | 0 | 7 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2001 | 0 | 12 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2000 | 1 | 12 | 4 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Cadillac STS years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Cadillac STS
- POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL3
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING1
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY1
- SUSPENSION:REAR1
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
Cadillac STS model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Cadillac STS recall campaign (7)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14V542000September 9, 2014 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2006–2007 | crash and fire | 10,005 |
| 08V108000March 11, 2008 | exterior lighting | 2008 | crash | 4,586 |
| 07V589000December 20, 2007 | power train: axle assembly: axle shaft: seal | 2005–2007 | crash | 275,936 |
| 06V125000April 20, 2006 | suspension: rear | 2005 | crash | 23,077 |
| 06V020000January 25, 2006 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery | 2005–2006 | crash | 17,462 |
| 06V007000January 13, 2006 | vehicle speed control | 2006 | crash | 1,327 |
| 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 STS. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: April 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted