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Cadillac Ct5 · 2021

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

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·25V148000·2025-03-06

    Cadillac CT5 and related vehicles transmission lock-up recall

    General Motors is recalling certain 2019–2022 Cadillac and Chevrolet vehicles with 10-speed transmissions due to internal transmission damage that may cause wheel lock-up while driving.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, CADILLAC CAMARO, CT5, CT4, CT6
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22V903000·2022-12-08

    GM recalls multiple 2020-2023 vehicles for daytime running light control defect

    General Motors is recalling multiple 2020-2023 models because daytime running lights may fail to turn off when headlights are on, creating glare and visibility hazards.

    Product
    CADILLAC — CADILLAC, CHEVROLET, GMC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, SILVERADO 1500, SUBURBAN
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V611000·2021-08-05

    Cadillac CT4 and CT5 roof rail air bags installation defect

    General Motors is recalling 2020-2022 Cadillac CT4 and CT5 vehicles because roof rail side-curtain air bags may not have been installed correctly. Improper installation could prevent proper deployment during a crash.

    Product
    CADILLAC — CADILLAC CT4, CT5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V421000·2021-06-10

    2021 Buick Envision air bag warning lamp may fail to illuminate

    GM is recalling 2021 Buick Envision vehicles—the air bag warning lamp may fail to illuminate due to a module defect. Owners should contact their dealer for a free software update.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, CADILLAC, GMC SUBURBAN, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE, YUKON
    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.

  • 20215/5

    2 trims tested for 2021; overall ratings can differ by trim.

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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.

Technical service bulletins

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

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.9/5
  • 2025: 4.5/5 · 8 complaints
  • 2024: 4.7/5 · 2 complaints
  • 2023: 4.3/5 · 12 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2022: 4.2/5 · 10 complaints

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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