Recall Register

2011 Cadillac CTS: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2011 Cadillac CTS. The newest campaign is 14V394000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Jul 2014. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Ignition. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 14V394000, in the NHTSA record

GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14172.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 571,260 units in total.

  1. 14V394000Received . 554,328 units.

    Electrical System / Ignition

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 2, 2014 that they are recalling 554,328 model year 2003-2014 Cadillac CTS vehicles manufactured August 16, 2001, to April 28, 2014, and 2004-2006 Cadillac SRX vehicles manufactured March 20, 2003, to August 11, 2006. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14172.

    Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14172. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 14V341000Received . 16,932 units.

    Air Bags

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011 Cadillac CTS vehicles manufactured October 18, 2010, to June 2, 2011. In the affected vehicles, vibrations from the drive shaft may cause the vehicle's roll over sensor to command the roof rail air bags to deploy.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the roof rail air bags deploy unexpectedly, there is an increased risk of crash and injury to the occupants.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear drive shaft assembly, free of charge. General Motors distributed an interim letter to owners on August 27, 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14233.

    Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14233. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20034
  2. 20046
  3. 20056
  4. 20066
  5. 20076
  6. 20082
  7. 20095
  8. 20103
  9. 20112
  10. 20122
  11. 20132
  12. 20146
  13. 20153
  14. 20164
  15. 20172
  16. 20182

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2011 Cadillac CTS: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/cadillac/cts/2011/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
General Motors LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2011 Cadillac CTS?
571,260 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Cadillac CTS have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 27 recall campaigns for the Cadillac CTS, model years 2003 to 2018. 2 of them name the 2011 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2011 Cadillac CTS open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.