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Our severity:SevereNHTSA·18V595000·Announced 2018-09-07

GM Recalls 2014-2016 Cadillac CTS for Seat Heater Fire Risk

General Motors is recalling 2014-2016 Cadillac CTS vehicles because damaged front seat heaters may overheat and cause a fire when the car is remotely started.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk of fire due to overheating seat heaters, which meets the rubric criteria for 'Severe' (score 4) involving significant injury/property-damage reports or structural/functional defects leading to fire risk.

Plain-English summary

General Motors LLC is recalling certain 2014-2016 Cadillac CTS vehicles equipped with heated front seats. The recall involves 52,867 vehicles. The flexible heating mats in the front seats may be damaged over time, which can cause the seat heaters to produce excessive heat.

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.

GM will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the body control module, disabling the automatic activation of the heated seat when the vehicle is remotely started, free of charge. The recall began November 1, 2018. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
CADILLAC CTS
Brand
CADILLAC
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
Category
Vehicle — Seat Heater
Hazard
Affected units
52,867

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • CTS

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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