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Cadillac Escalade · 2022

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

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·26V085000·2026-02-13

    Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac transmission control valve may lock rear wheels

    GM is recalling certain 2022 Tahoe, Suburban, Yukon, Yukon XL, Escalade and Escalade ESV vehicles with the 10-speed ETRS transmission because the transmission control valve may fail and lock up the rear wheels.

    Product
    CADILLAC — CADILLAC, CHEVROLET, GMC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, SUBURBAN, TAHOE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·25V274000·2025-04-24

    GM 6.2L V8 connecting rods and crankshafts may have manufacturing defects

    General Motors is recalling certain 2021-2024 Escalade, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, Sierra 1500, Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles with 6.2L V8 engines because connecting rod or crankshaft defects can cause engine failure.

    Product
    CADILLAC — CADILLAC, CHEVROLET, GMC ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE, SUBURBAN, YUKON XL
    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·22V617000·2022-08-11

    Third-Row Seat Belt Buckle Rivet Defect in 2021-2022 GMC Yukon and Related Vehicles

    General Motors is recalling 484,155 vehicles with improperly formed rivets on third-row seat belt buckle assemblies. The defect may prevent proper seat belt restraint in a crash, increasing injury risk.

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

  • 20224/5

    2 trims tested for 2022; 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

  • 2016 · engine 23 complaints, median 71,000 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2007 · body 22 complaints, median 77,000 mi
  • 2015 · powertrain 21 complaints, median 46,500 mi
  • 2007 · engine 21 complaints, median 95,000 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2017 · powertrain 20 complaints, median 26,500 mi

Technical service bulletins

1,994 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.7/5
  • 2025: 4.2/5 · 18 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2024: 3.9/5 · 45 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2023: 3.4/5 · 133 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2022: 3.6/5 · 80 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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