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Cadillac Escalade Esv · 2012

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

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V051000·2021-02-05

    GM Recalls 2012 Trucks and SUVs for Airbag Inflator Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2012 Chevrolet, GMC, and Cadillac vehicles because the front passenger airbag inflators may explode, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, GMC, CADILLAC SILVERADO 1500, SILVERADO 3500, YUKON, ESCALADE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V054000·2021-02-05

    GM Recalls 2010-2014 Trucks and SUVs for Airbag Inflator Defect

    General Motors is recalling specific 2010-2014 Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC vehicles because the front passenger airbag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation.

    Product
    CADILLAC — CADILLAC, CHEVROLET, GMC ESCALADE EXT, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, SIERRA 2500
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V827000·2014-12-30

    GM Recalls 2011-2012 Trucks and SUVs for Ignition Lock Defect

    General Motors is recalling 84,192 vehicles because the ignition lock may bind or stick, potentially causing loss of steering and braking power.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, GMC, CADILLAC SUBURBAN, AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, YUKON XL
    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.

  • 20124/5

    2 trims tested for 2012; 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

753 manufacturer service bulletins across 10 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.7/5
  • 2025: 4.3/5 · 13 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2024: 4.1/5 · 21 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2023: 3.5/5 · 85 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2022: 3.6/5 · 54 complaints · most complained-of: engine

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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