2016 CADILLAC CTS

4 safety recall campaigns, 47 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints47
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire3

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 4 of 4

26V3290002026-05-21

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

An inflator rupture may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

25V1750002025-03-20

STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

19V0860002019-02-07

STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Loss of power steering assist would require a higher steering effort, especially at lower speeds, which may increase the risk of a crash.

18V5950002018-09-07

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

In cold ambient temperatures, the seat heaters in these vehicles can turn on automatically when the vehicle is remotely started. If a damaged seat heater is turned on while no one is inside the vehicle, the damaged seat heater can overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.

What owners report most

  • 10ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 9POWER TRAIN
  • 4ENGINE
  • 4UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 4SUSPENSION
  • 4STEERING
  • 2AIR BAGS
  • 2WHEELS

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2016 CADILLAC CTSs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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