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Cadillac Ats

11 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·26V329000·2026-05-21

    GM Recalls Cadillac Vehicles Due to Front Driver Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    General Motors is recalling specific 2015-2016 Cadillac models because the front-driver air bag inflator may rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    CADILLAC — CADILLAC ESCALADE, ATS, ESCALADE ESV, SRX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V358000·2018-05-31

    GM Recalls 2015-2018 Vehicles for Fuel Pump Fire Risk

    General Motors is recalling specific 2015-2018 GMC, Chevrolet, Buick, and Cadillac vehicles because a fuel pump may detach and cause a leak, increasing fire risk.

    Product
    GMC — GMC, CHEVROLET, BUICK CANYON, MALIBU, ENVISION, ACADIA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V358000·2015-06-09

    GM Recalls 2015 Cadillac ATS and CTS for Brake Pedal Bracket Fracture

    General Motors is recalling 2015 Cadillac ATS and CTS vehicles because a brake pedal bracket may fracture, preventing the driver from applying the brakes.

    Product
    CADILLAC — CADILLAC CTS, ATS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V446000·2014-07-23

    GM Recalls 2013-2015 Vehicles Due to Incomplete Seat Weld

    General Motors is recalling specific 2013-2015 Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC vehicles because an incomplete weld may cause front seats to detach during a crash.

    Product
    CADILLAC — CADILLAC, BUICK, CHEVROLET ATS, ENCORE, SILVERADO, CTS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V338000·2014-06-19

    GM Recalls 2013-2014 Cadillac ATS and CTS for Transmission Cable Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2013-2014 Cadillac ATS and 2014 CTS vehicles because the transmission shift cable may detach, causing unintended movement or rollaway.

    Product
    CADILLAC — CADILLAC ATS, CTS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·25V175000·2025-03-20

    GM Recalls 2016-2018 Cadillac and Chevrolet Vehicles for Steering Defect

    General Motors is recalling specific 2016-2018 Cadillac and Chevrolet vehicles because the electric power steering assist may fail, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    CADILLAC — CADILLAC, CHEVROLET CTS, ATS, CORVETTE, CAMARO
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V086000·2019-02-07

    GM Recalls 2016-2018 Cadillac and Chevrolet Vehicles for Steering Defect

    General Motors is recalling specific 2016-2018 Cadillac and Chevrolet vehicles because the electric power steering system may fail, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    CADILLAC — CADILLAC, CHEVROLET CTS, CAMARO, CORVETTE, ATS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V463000·2015-07-24

    General Motors Recalls 2013-2016 Cadillac ATS for Sunroof Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2013-2016 Cadillac ATS vehicles because the sunroof may close automatically if the switch is pressed inadvertently, posing a risk of personal injury.

    Product
    CADILLAC — CADILLAC ATS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V488000·2014-08-08

    GM Recalls 2013 Buick Encore and Cadillac ATS for Seat Belt Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2013 Buick Encore and Cadillac ATS vehicles because front lap belt pretensioner cables may not lock, increasing injury risk in a crash.

    Product
    CADILLAC — CADILLAC, BUICK ATS, ENCORE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V220000·2013-05-24

    GM Recalls 9,677 Vehicles for Intermittent Brake Light Flashing

    General Motors is recalling 9,677 Cadillac and Chevrolet vehicles because brake lamps may flash without braking, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    CADILLAC — CADILLAC, CHEVROLET XTS, SONIC, ATS, IMPALA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20185/5

    4 trims tested for 2018; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov
  • 20175/5

    4 trims tested for 2017; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2013 · powertrain 40 complaints, median 63,000 mi
  • 2014 · powertrain 27 complaints, median 55,000 mi
  • 2013 · steering 25 complaints, median 16,500 mi
  • 2013 · engine 23 complaints, median 38,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

663 manufacturer service bulletins across 7 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2019: 4.7/5 · 2 complaints
  • 2018: 4.1/5 · 21 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2017: 4.0/5 · 32 complaints · most complained-of: steering
  • 2016: 3.6/5 · 35 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2015: 3.6/5 · 29 complaints · most complained-of: steering

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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