2016 Cadillac CTS: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2016 Cadillac CTS. The newest campaign is 26V329000. NHTSA received the report on 21 May 2026. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has 31 complaints 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, 26V329000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the front-driver air bag module, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed June 19, 2026. Additional letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. The manufacturer's number for this recall is N262555870. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 21, 2026.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 85,587 units in total.

26V32900021 May 2026Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
25V17500020 Mar 2025Steering / Electric Power Assist System
19V0860007 Feb 2019Steering / Electric Power Assist System
18V5950007 Sep 2018Seats / Front Assembly / Seat Heater/Cooler

26V329000Received 21 May 2026. 5,014 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, XTS, 2015-2016 Cadillac ATS, CTS, and SRX vehicles. The front-driver air bag inflator may rupture during deployment.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inflator rupture may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the front-driver air bag module, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed June 19, 2026. Additional letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. The manufacturer's number for this recall is N262555870. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 21, 2026.
Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N262555870. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 16 Aug 2027.
25V175000Received 20 Mar 2025. 934 units.
Steering / Electric Power Assist System
Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CTS, 2017-2018 Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The electric power steering (EPS) assist may fail.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2025. Owners may contact Cadilac customer service at 1-800-333-4223 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252497020.
Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N252497020. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Apr 2025.
19V086000Received 7 Feb 2019. 26,772 units.
Steering / Electric Power Assist System
Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CTS, and 2017 Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The electric power steering (EPS) assist system may fail.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Loss of power steering assist would require a higher steering effort, especially at lower speeds, which may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 13, 2019. GM' number for this recall is N182182760.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N182182760. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 13 Jun 2019.
18V595000Received 7 Sep 2018. 52,867 units.
Seats / Front Assembly / Seat Heater/Cooler
Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Cadillac CTS vehicles, equipped with heated front seats. The flexible heating mats in the front seats may be damaged over time, resulting in the seat heaters producing excessive heat.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In cold ambient temperatures, the seat heaters in these vehicles can turn on automatically when the vehicle is remotely started. If a damaged seat heater is turned on while no one is inside the vehicle, the damaged seat heater can overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the body control module, disabling the automatic activation of the heated seat when the vehicle is remotely started, free of charge. The recall began November 1, 2018. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for the recall is 18286.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 18286. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 1 Nov 2018.

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

31 complaints, 47 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2016 Cadillac CTS: component mentions in complaints
Component		Mentions
Electrical System		10
Power Train		9
Engine		4
Unknown or Other		4
Steering		4
Suspension		4
Structure		3
Wheels		2
Lane Departure		2
Air Bags		2

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.

Complaints that report a crash: 0
Complaints that report a fire: 1
Injuries in the complaints: 1
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 8 Dec 2025

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2016 Cadillac CTS, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2017, with 6 complaints.

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.

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

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 2016 Cadillac CTSThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 Cadillac CTS: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/cadillac/cts/2016/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: General Motors, LLC

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Cadillac CTS?: 85,587 units in 4 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 2019. 4 of them name the 2016 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2016 Cadillac CTS name most often?: Electrical System: 10 of 47 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Cadillac CTS open?: The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.