1999 Cadillac Escalade: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1999 Cadillac Escalade. The newest campaign is 00V153000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Jun 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly. NHTSA has 36 complaints on file for this model year. 4 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, 00V153000, in the NHTSA record

If the entertainment center is installed on the right-hand side (passenger side), no correction is required. If the entertainment center is installed on the left-hand side (driver side), the dealer will remove and reinstall the entertainment center with a revised attachment bracket. The dealer will also inspect, and if necessary, replace the fuel return line.

NHTSA VIN lookup

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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 29 Mar 2018. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 283,432 units in total.

00V153000Received 7 Jun 2000. 4,300 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles, equipped with a floor mounted rosen video entertainment center, fail to conform to the requirements of FMVSS no. 301, "fuel system integrity." due to the method of installation of the video entertainment center by the installed, the vehicle may not meet the fuel spillage requirements of the standard in a vehicle crash.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
If the entertainment center is installed on the right-hand side (passenger side), no correction is required. If the entertainment center is installed on the left-hand side (driver side), the dealer will remove and reinstall the entertainment center with a revised attachment bracket. The dealer will also inspect, and if necessary, replace the fuel return line.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 00052. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 13 Jul 2000.
00V122000Received 27 Apr 2000. 279,132 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Webbing
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. These vehicles do not comply with the occupant protection requirements of FMVSS no. 208, "occupant crash protection."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the right front passenger restraint systems may not meet the neck extension requirements.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a tray insert on the top of the passenger side of the instrument panel. The tray insert corrects the noncompliance.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 00044. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Dec 2000.

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

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Complaints by component

36 complaints, 43 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.

1999 Cadillac Escalade: component mentions in complaints
Component		Mentions
Suspension		7
Service Brakes, Hydraulic		6
Seats		4
Tires		4
Power Train		3
Engine and Engine Cooling		3
Electrical System		3
Fuel System, Gasoline		2
Seat Belts		2
Fuel System, Other		1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.

Complaints that report a crash: 2
Complaints that report a fire: 1
Injuries in the complaints: 3
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 13 Aug 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 1999 Cadillac Escalade, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2000, with 8 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1999 Cadillac Escalade
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
PE05020	Preliminary evaluation	UNWANTED LOW-SPEED ABS ACTIVATION	Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/Module	28 Apr 2005	13 Sep 2005	05V379000
EA02015	Engineering analysis	THROTTLE STICKING CLOSED	Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages	1 Aug 2002	12 Jan 2004
PE02021	Preliminary evaluation	THROTTLE STICKING	Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages	11 Feb 2002	1 Aug 2002
EA01018	Engineering analysis	SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE SEPARATION	Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage	20 Dec 2001	9 Dec 2002

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 1999 Cadillac EscaladeThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1999 Cadillac Escalade: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/cadillac/escalade/1999/. 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 1999 Cadillac Escalade?: 283,432 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 Escalade have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 52 recall campaigns for the Cadillac Escalade, model years 1999 to 2026. 2 of them name the 1999 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Cadillac Escalade name most often?: Suspension: 7 of 43 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Cadillac Escalade open?: No. Each of the 4 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.