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Cadillac XTS Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 10 recall campaigns for the Cadillac XTS, across 5 model years from 2013 to 2019. The 2013 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2018 (1).

Model years
5

2013–2019, with a recall

Recall campaigns
10
Most recalls
2013

5 recalls

Owner complaints
226

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 226 complaints with NHTSA about the Cadillac XTS across 7 model years; the most, 103, concern the 2013.

Owners marked a crash on 7 of the Cadillac XTS complaints (3%) and a fire on 6.

Across all Cadillac XTS model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 80 complaints), then the suspension (39).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Cadillac XTS in 2019: 34, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Cadillac XTS is parking brake, in 3 model-year listings.

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

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2016 and 2017 Cadillac XTS, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Cadillac XTS years to avoid

Too few Cadillac XTS 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Cadillac XTS, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2019262not ranked
2018174not ranked
201702415not ranked
20160227not ranked
20153145not ranked
201445016not ranked
2013510331not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Cadillac XTS

  • PARKING BRAKE3
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER2
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS2
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE2
  • SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
  • STEERING1
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT1

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

Every Cadillac XTS recall campaign (10)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Cadillac XTS, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V329000May 21, 2026air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2015injury and death5,014
18V899000December 19, 2018seat belts: front2019crash and injury175
18V576000August 30, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2018–2019crash210,628
15V666000October 16, 2015air bags: side/window2015crash, injury and death395
14V541000September 9, 2014parking brake2013–2015fire205,309
14V518000August 28, 2014air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive2013–2014crash and injury5
14V409000July 2, 2014steering2014crash106
14V116000March 17, 2014service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2013–2014fire63,903
13V220000May 24, 2013electrical system2013crash10,210
12V525000October 31, 2012seats: mid/rear assembly2013crash and injury12,626

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Cadillac XTS. 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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