Loss of motive power due to engine failure post recall remedy
RQ26001
Still open recall query · opened January 16, 2026 · the engine
NHTSA safety record
Cadillac
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Cadillac, model years 2010 to 2026.
91
Vehicles
5,811
Complaints
198
Recalls
61
Fires
6
Deaths
91Cadillac year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 5,811 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the exterior lighting than any other system: 1,666 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2010 SRX, with 474.
NHTSA holds 198 recall campaigns naming Cadillac vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. 4 defect investigations into these vehicles are open and unresolved. A death has been reported in 3 of these 91 vehicles.
Most complained-about Cadillac models
Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.
What goes wrong on a Cadillac
The systems named most often across every Cadillac complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1,666
- ENGINE 940
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 885
- POWER TRAIN 796
- SUSPENSION 387
Open investigations (4)
NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining and has not closed the file. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.
Loss of motive power due to engine failure
EA25007
Still open engineering analysis · opened October 23, 2025 · the engine, the engine and its cooling
Electronic Brake Module Component Failure
PE24011
Still open preliminary evaluation · opened April 11, 2024 · the brakes
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
EA21002
Still open engineering analysis · opened September 17, 2021 · the air bags
Most recent Cadillac recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Cadillac, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
26V494000 · July 30, 2026
A loose component may move and damage the high voltage battery, increasing the risk of a fire.
General Motors, LLC · up to 10 vehicles
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
26V394000 · June 18, 2026
A person, especially a child, may be trapped by a rear powered seatback, increasing their risk of injury.
General Motors, LLC · up to 14,540 vehicles
Pages 2026 Vistiq
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
26V329000 · May 21, 2026
An inflator rupture may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
General Motors, LLC · up to 5,014 vehicles
Pages 2016 SRX 2016 ATS 2016 CTS 2015 SRX 2015 Escalade 2015 CTS
WHEELS:HUB
26V304000 · May 14, 2026
A bolt that loosens or breaks during vehicle operation can result in loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
General Motors, LLC · up to 2,457 vehicles
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
26V289000 · May 7, 2026
Front or rear wheel lockup increases the risk of a crash.
General Motors, LLC · up to 66 vehicles
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
26V114000 · February 26, 2026
Without an owner's manual to consult, owners may not know how to safely use and operate the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
General Motors, LLC · up to 5,861 vehicles
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
26V085000 · February 13, 2026
Rear wheels that lock up while driving increase the risk of a crash.
General Motors, LLC · up to 43,743 vehicles
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
26V082000 · February 12, 2026
An inoperative rearview camera can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
General Motors, LLC · up to 22 vehicles
Pages 2024 Lyriq
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
25V819000 · November 25, 2025
Without an owner's manual to consult, owners may not know how to safely use and operate the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
General Motors, LLC · up to 94 vehicles
Pages 2026 Vistiq
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
25V704000 · October 16, 2025
Tire tread detachment increases the risk of a crash.
General Motors, LLC · up to 22,914 vehicles
Pages 2025 Optiq
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Every Cadillac page on this site
91 vehicles across 17 models, newest model year first.
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
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