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Cadillac Ats · 2017

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

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  • 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

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.

  • 2017Not rated by NHTSA

    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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