Cadillac Recalls
Check open Cadillac recalls by VIN. CheckMyVIN queries NHTSA's live recall API on every lookup — no stale snapshots, no signup.
How Cadillac recall lookups work
When you enter a Cadillac VIN, CheckMyVIN first decodes the vehicle (make, model, model year) against NHTSA VPIC. Those three fields are then sent to the NHTSA recallsByVehicle API, which returns every open campaign on file. Each result shows the official NHTSA campaign number (format: two-digit year, "V" for vehicle, six-digit sequence — e.g. 19V472000), the affected component, a paraphrased plain-English summary, and the dealer remedy. Cadillac dealers perform recall work at no charge regardless of who currently owns the vehicle.
Why check Cadillac recalls before buying used?
A used-car dealer is not required to complete open recalls before sale in most US states. Run the VIN before the test drive — if a recall is open, you can either ask the dealer to complete it before delivery, negotiate the price, or schedule the free fix at a Cadillac authorized dealer after purchase.
Notable past Cadillac recall campaigns
A few well-documented campaigns to show the kind of data CheckMyVIN surfaces per VIN. Click any campaign number for the full record on nhtsa.gov. Summaries below paraphrase the official NHTSA records — verify against the source for the authoritative wording.
NHTSA campaign 16V802000
Service brakes, hydraulic: disc caliper
2017 Cadillac XT5 (and GMC Acadia)
The front brake calipers on a small build window may leak brake fluid, which reduces braking performance and raises crash risk. Dealers inspect and replace the affected front calipers at no charge.
NHTSA campaign 21V739000
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel pump control module
2021 Cadillac Escalade / Escalade ESV (and Tahoe / Suburban / Yukon)
The fuel-pump power control module can fail or operate intermittently, causing the engine to stall — which raises crash risk. Dealers replace the fuel-pump power control module at no charge.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, via api.nhtsa.gov/recalls. Campaign numbers and components are verbatim from NHTSA; summaries are paraphrased.
What CheckMyVIN does not do
Some recalls are VIN-specific within a model year — only certain build dates or option packages are affected. NHTSA's public API returns the campaign for the year/make/model; for the final "is my exact VIN affected" answer, Cadillac also publishes a VIN-specific lookup on their owners site, and you can search any campaign number on the NHTSA recall portal. CheckMyVIN cites every campaign by its official number so you can verify independently.
Want the full spec decode for this Cadillac — engine code, assembly plant, model year, body class — alongside its recall history? Run it through the Cadillac VIN Decoder; the report covers both the NHTSA specifications and every open recall in a single sticker.