2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2017 Cadillac Escalade. Owners have filed 89 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Cadillac dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2017 Cadillac Escalade. Check your Escalade by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 89 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Cadillac Escalade, reporting 6 crashes, 2 fires, 6 injuries. Cadillac has issued at least 1,446 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 89 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Cadillac Escalade. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“I am the owner of a 2017 Cadillac Escalade affected by Special Coverage Adjustment 17016 (Program ID N162058750). The issue involves the chrome trim on the steering wheel separating, creating a sharp edge that poses a safety hazard to the driver.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11696025
“on 5/15/25 at approx. 11am the vehicle was seen with smoke rolling out of the doors and windows, which were all closed. The vehicle had been parked since approx. 8am that day.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11662455
“We were hit from the side, in the front part of the drivers door at between 35-45 mph, by someone who ran a red light as we were turning right. The force rammed us head on into a telephone pole. The impact of the pole was just shy of the middle of the front bumper.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11542217
“I HAVE HAD ONSTAR FOR MANY YEARS BECAUSE OF THEIR ADVERTISEMENTS CONCERNING ACCIDENTS THAT INVOLVE GOING OFF THE ROAD AND NOT BEING FOUND FOR DAYS. I WAS TRAVELING ON I-81 AND WENT INTO A RAVINE HIT MULTIPLE TREES AND ACCORDING TO SEVERAL WITNESSES FLIPPED MULTIPLE TIMES.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11230449
“I WAS RETRIEVING SOMETHING OUT OF THE TRUCK AND THE LIFTGATE FELL ON ME. I NEVER FELT SUCH EXCRUCIATING PAIN. I HAD TO LIFT THE LIFTGATE OFF OF ME. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR ANYTHING THAT GAVE ME THE INDICATION THE LIFTGATE WAS MALFUNCTIONING.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11404462
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2017 Cadillac Escalade is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Cadillac dealer.