1998 Cadillac Deville: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1998 Cadillac Deville. The newest campaign is 00V217000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Aug 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Side/Window. NHTSA has 222 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name 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, 00V217000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the driver and passenger side impact sensing modules. If the vehicle has had the side air bags temporarily disconected, the temporary disconnect will be removed before replacing the side impact sensing modules.

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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

3 campaigns, newest first. 238,327 units in total.

00V217000Received 11 Aug 2000. 215,293 units.
Air Bags / Side/Window
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of the side impact sensor modules have quality problems that can cause an inadvertent deployment of the driver or passenger side impact air bags. These side air bags deploy with less force than a frontal air bag and are designed to minimize the risk of serious injury.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
However, an occupant can receive some injury from a deployment.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the driver and passenger side impact sensing modules. If the vehicle has had the side air bags temporarily disconected, the temporary disconnect will be removed before replacing the side impact sensing modules.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 00066. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 1 Jun 2001.
97V232000Received 18 Dec 1997. 14,423 units.
Structure / Body / Hood / Hinge and Attachments
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles were built with hood hinge pivot bolts which can break due to an improper heat treat condition. This does not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 219, "windshield zone intrusion." a broken bolt can cause either the corner of the hood near the windshield to raise, or one side of the hood to be unstable when opened.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the hood could be pushed back through the windshield glass possibly injuring the vehicle occupants.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the hood hinge pivot bolts.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 1 Jan 1998.
97V183000Received 27 Oct 1997. 8,611 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, hearses and limousines. The canister purge evaporative emissions harness on these vehicles was misrouted.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The harness could interfere with the cruise control and throttle linkage preventing return to a closed throttle.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the vehicle for proper routing of the harness, correct as necessary, and install a plastic tie strap to the harness.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 1 Nov 1997.

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

222 complaints, 292 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

1998 Cadillac Deville
All 1998 vehicles

1998 Cadillac Deville: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1998 Deville	All 1998 vehicles	Deville, all years	Mentions
Exterior Lighting	140.4	27.8	45.2	41
Air Bags	126.7	49.3	73.9	37
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	126.7	114.6	125	37
Engine and Engine Cooling	106.2	131.3	169.1	31
Electrical System	85.6	79.1	90.3	25
Visibility	61.6	60.4	45.9	18
Steering	54.8	55.6	69.3	16
Suspension	47.9	81.5	34.7	14
Vehicle Speed Control	30.8	44.2	59.9	9
Power Train	27.4	94.3	49	8

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 24.

Complaints that report a crash: 13
Complaints that report a fire: 1
Injuries in the complaints: 15
Deaths in the complaints: 2
Date of the newest complaint: 9 Jun 2010

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 1998 Cadillac Deville, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1999, with 46 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1998 Cadillac Deville
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
RQ03001	Recall query	POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE	Steering	2 Jan 2003	15 Sep 2003
EA00004	Engineering analysis	INADVERTENT OF SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG	Air Bags / Side/Window	15 Feb 2000	28 Sep 2000	00V217000
PE99061	Preliminary evaluation	INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF SIDE AIR BAG	Air Bags / Side/Window	27 Sep 1999	15 Feb 2000

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.

19640
19711
19722
19730
19741
19760
19772
19784
19791
19810
19821
19830
19840
19851
19862
19871
19880
19890
19900
19911
19921
19931
19940
19952
19962
19972
19983
19991
20005
20014
20025
20034
20041
20051

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

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NHTSA page of the 1998 Cadillac DevilleThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1998 Cadillac Deville: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/cadillac/deville/1998/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

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 CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Cadillac Deville?: 238,327 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Cadillac Deville have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 30 recall campaigns for the Cadillac Deville, model years 1964 to 2005. 3 of them name the 1998 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Cadillac Deville name most often?: Exterior Lighting: 41 of 292 component mentions, or 140.4 per 1,000. For all 1998 vehicles the figure is 27.8 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Cadillac Deville open?: No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.