1985 Cadillac Fleetwood: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood. The newest campaign is 90V093000. NHTSA received the report on 9 May 1990. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. NHTSA has 6 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, 90V093000, in the NHTSA record
Add compliance label.
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 . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 767 units in total.
90V093000Received . 544 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: limousines built by empire coach. Vehicle alterers label may be missing or incomplete.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Vehicles do not comply with part 567.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Add compliance label.
Report filed by EMPIRE COACH COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
90V050000Received . 223 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Safety belts (type 1 lap belts) for rear facing seats were not installed.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Lack of restraints could contribute to otherwise preventable injury and would not comply with FMVSS 209 and 210.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install safety belts for rear facing seats.
Report filed by ROYALE LIMOUSINE MFRS.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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.
Complaints by component
6 complaints, 17 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 3 |
| Electrical System | 3 |
| Equipment | 2 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 2 |
| Wheels | 2 |
| Suspension | 1 |
| Visibility | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
| Steering | 1 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 16 Sep 1998
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA88031 | Engineering analysis | SUDDEN ACCELERATION | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 22 Apr 1988 | 23 Oct 1989 | |
| EA88019 | Engineering analysis | HYDRO BOOST | Steering | 28 Jan 1988 | 31 Oct 1990 | |
| PE87038 | Preliminary evaluation | HYDROBOOST FAILURE | Steering | 9 Jul 1987 | 28 Jan 1988 | |
| EA86025 | Engineering analysis | WINDSHIELD WIPERS | Visibility | 25 Aug 1986 | 2 Mar 1988 |
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.
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 1985 Cadillac FleetwoodThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/cadillac/fleetwood/1985/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- EMPIRE COACH COMPANY
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 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood?
- 767 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 Fleetwood have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 20 recall campaigns for the Cadillac Fleetwood, model years 1971 to 1998. 2 of them name the 1985 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood name most often?
- Power Train: 3 of 17 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood open?
- No. Each of the 4 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.