2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV: recalls and complaints

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• 26V32900021 May 2026Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
• 26V2890007 May 2026Power Train / Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive)Advisory
• 17V43700010 Jul 2017Seat Belts / Pretensioner
• 16V6510008 Sep 2016Seat Belts / Pretensioner
• 14V6240006 Oct 2014Air Bags
• 14V25900016 May 2014Air Bags

1. 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.

2. 26V289000Received 7 May 2026. 66 units.

   Power Train / Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive)Do-not-drive advisory

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2026 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Suburban, and Tahoe, and GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles with four-wheel (4WD) or all-wheel drive (AWD), and certain 2015-2020 Suburban, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Yukon, Yukon XL, and Tahoe vehicles. A component missing from the drivetrain transfer case may cause the front and/or rear wheels to lock up without warning to the driver.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Front or rear wheel lockup increases the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the remedy is completed. Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the transfer case assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 18, 2026. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. GM's number for this recall is N262557620. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 7, 2026.

   Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N262557620. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 18 May 2026.

3. 17V437000Received 10 Jul 2017. 40,683 units.

   Seat Belts / Pretensioner

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 17287. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 4 Aug 2017.

4. 16V651000Received 8 Sep 2016. 3,640,162 units.

   Seat Belts / Pretensioner

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 16007. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 13 Oct 2016.

5. 14V624000Received 6 Oct 2014. 1,046 units.

   Air Bags

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV vehicles. The passenger side instrument panel top cover on the affected vehicles may have been manufactured using an incorrect spacer fabric, causing a reduction of adhesion between the spacer fabric and the vinyl show surface. This reduced adhesion may result in inconsistent passenger air bag deployment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Inconsistent air bag deployment increases the risk of personal injury in the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the instrument panel top cover, free of charge. The recall began on November 11, 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14686.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14686. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 11 Nov 2014.

6. 14V259000Received 16 May 2014. 2,838 units.

   Air Bags

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV vehicles manufactured April 6, 2014, through May 13, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the air bag module is secured to a chute adhered to the backside of the instrument panel with an insufficiently heated infrared weld. This may result in only a partial deployment of the front passenger air bag in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   In the event of an accident, an air bag that only partially deploys increases the risk of occupant injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM sent the owners an interim notification letter on May 16, 2014 to advise owners of the recall, and will mail owners a second letter when remedy parts are available. When the parts are available, dealers will replace the instrument panel right side upper trim panel, free of charge. The recall began on June 9, 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14220. Note: Owners are advised that until the vehicle has been remedied, occupants should not sit in the front passenger seat position.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14220. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 9 Jun 2014.

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

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

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

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.

Complaints that report a crash

1

Complaints that report a fire

0

Injuries in the complaints

0

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

1 May 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.

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.

1. 20031
2. 20041
3. 20051
4. 20061
5. 20074
6. 20084
7. 20095
8. 20103
9. 20115
10. 20123
11. 20134
12. 20142
13. 20156
14. 20163
15. 20171
16. 20181
17. 20191
18. 20202
19. 202110
20. 20224
21. 20234
22. 20242
23. 20251
24. 20263

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

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV?

3,689,809 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the Cadillac Escalade ESV have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 42 recall campaigns for the Cadillac Escalade ESV, model years 2003 to 2026. 6 of them name the 2015 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV name most often?

Electrical System: 2 of 13 component mentions.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV open?

No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.