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Our severity:HighNHTSA·20V790000·Announced 2020-12-17

GM Recalls 2021 Cadillac Escalade for Seat Belt Light Visibility Issue

General Motors is recalling 2021 Cadillac Escalade vehicles because the front passenger seat belt and airbag status lights may be invisible in daytime, increasing crash injury risk.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product where the defect increases the risk of passenger injury in a crash, but no specific injuries or fatalities have been reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

General Motors, LLC is recalling certain 2021 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV vehicles. The recall addresses a defect in the electrical system involving the instrument cluster and panel. Specifically, the front passenger seat belt and airbag status telltale lights located in the overhead console may be set to "night mode" when the vehicle is started using remote start or when the vehicle is turned off and re-started after approximately ten minutes without opening the door.

In daytime conditions, if night mode is active, these telltale lights may not be visible. This failure to display status information means the driver and front passenger may not know that the front passenger is unbuckled or has a deactivated airbag. This lack of visibility increases the risk of passenger injury in a crash and fails to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 101 and 208.

Owners should contact a dealer to have the body control module (BCM) software updated free of charge. This update can be performed by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update. The recall began on February 1, 2021. Owners may also 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 ESCALADE NA
Brand
CADILLAC
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Category
Vehicle — SUV
Hazard
Affected units
3,203

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)

  • ESCALADE NA

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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