42 NHTSA safety recalls cover the Cadillac Escalade, across model years 2007–2026. 2 carry a do-not-drive or park-outside warning. Every recall repair is free at any Cadillac dealer.
Is yours affected? Check your Escalade by VIN — or pick your model year below for every recall, complaint and fix.
Recalls and owner complaints by model year
Of the Cadillac Escalade model years, the 2021 has the most recalls (11); the 2023 drew the most owner complaints (231).
Recalls: NHTSA campaigns covering each Cadillac Escalade model year on this page. Complaints: owner reports filed with NHTSA for that model year, including trims and variants sold under the model name (e.g. an F-150 page counts F-150 Raptor). Separate scales: compare the shape, not the heights across panels.
| Model year | Recalls | Owner complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | no data |
| 2008 | 1 | no data |
| 2009 | 2 | no data |
| 2010 | 3 | 43 |
| 2011 | 6 | 65 |
| 2012 | 3 | 26 |
| 2013 | 4 | 22 |
| 2014 | 2 | 21 |
| 2015 | 9 | 106 |
| 2016 | 4 | 104 |
| 2017 | 2 | 89 |
| 2018 | 2 | 36 |
| 2019 | 1 | 59 |
| 2020 | 2 | 36 |
| 2021 | 11 | 164 |
| 2022 | 4 | 141 |
| 2023 | 4 | 231 |
| 2024 | 2 | 72 |
| 2025 | 1 | 38 |
| 2026 | 4 | 51 |
| 2027 | 0 | 0 |
What these recalls fix, grouped by the vehicle system NHTSA files them under:
General Motors recalls 2026 Cadillac Escalade IQ vehicles with a loose battery component that could cause fire. Owners must have the high voltage battery replaced free by dealers.
Cadillac is recalling 2016 CTS vehicles with front-driver air bag inflator rupture risk. This could cause serious injury or death. Owners must have the air bag module replaced by dealers.
General Motors recalls 2025 Cadillac Escalade with 24-inch wheels for potential loose front wheel bolts that could cause loss of vehicle control. Owners must have bolts replaced by dealers.
General Motors recalls 2026 Cadillac Escalade vehicles with potential front or rear wheel lockup during driving, increasing crash risk. Owners must stop driving until transfer case is replaced by dealers.
Cadillac Optiq 2025 vehicles may not have owner manuals, increasing crash injury risk. Owners get free electronic manuals via dealer reset. Recall started April 16, 2026.
When the Cadillac Escalade recalls were issued, by year — a cluster usually means one defect recalled in stages or across a platform.
Owners have filed 1,304 complaints with NHTSA about the Cadillac Escalade; the most reported area is engine. These are reports, not recalls: they are how NHTSA spots defects.
See Cadillac Escalade complaints, TSBs and investigations by year →
We have 42 NHTSA safety recalls on record for the Cadillac Escalade, covering model years 2007–2026. The most recent was issued Jul 30, 2026 (Electrical System).
The 2021 Cadillac Escalade has the most, with 11 recalls on record. Every model year with a recall is listed on this page with links to each one.
By system: Air Bags (10), Power Train (4), Suspension (4), Seat Belts (4).
2 of these recalls carry an NHTSA do-not-drive or park-outside warning. If your vehicle is covered by one, follow it until the repair is done and ask the dealer about a tow or loaner. Most other recalls let you keep driving, but book the repair promptly.
Run a VIN recall check: enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact year, then confirm at NHTSA.gov which are still unrepaired on your vehicle. Any Cadillac dealer can also look it up.
Yes. Federal law requires Cadillac to fix safety recalls free of charge at any authorized Cadillac dealer, regardless of the vehicle’s age or how many owners it has had.