21V473000
SUSPENSION:REAR
A loose toe link can separate and cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
2012 CADILLAC SRX
3 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 1 defect investigation, 515 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2012 CADILLAC SRX carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints515
Complaints citing a crash59
Complaints citing a fire4
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 3 of 3
14V571000
SUSPENSION:REAR
Failure of the toe adjuster link could cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
14V447000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
If the driver's seat unexpectedly drops, the distraction and altered seat position may affect the drivers' control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 213EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 42SERVICE BRAKES
- 40SUSPENSION
- 30ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 27UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 18EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
- 17STEERING
- 15AIR BAGS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 CADILLAC SRXs 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.