1996 Cadillac Fleetwood: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood. The newest campaign is 96V245000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Dec 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Wheels / Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs. NHTSA has 17 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 96V245000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will tighten the vehicle's wheel lug nuts to the proper specification.
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. 123,985 units in total.
96V245000Received . 21,582 units.
Wheels / Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The wheel lug nuts were not tightened to the proper specification during assembly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could result in a fracture of the wheel studs causing the wheel to separate from the vehicle.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will tighten the vehicle's wheel lug nuts to the proper specification.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..
96V018000Received . 102,403 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Defective lower control arm ball joint attachment nuts were not properly torqued and can loosen.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The lower control arm ball joint can loosen, fatigue, and separate from the front suspension knuckle resulting in a loss of vehicle control.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect both front lower control arm ball joint attachment nuts for proper torque. If the ball joint has loosened, both the ball joint and the knuckle will be replaced.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. 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
17 complaints, 39 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 |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 7 |
| Steering | 5 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 4 |
| Power Train | 2 |
| Air Bags | 2 |
| Electrical System | 2 |
| Unknown or Other | 2 |
| Structure | 2 |
| Visibility | 2 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 13 Apr 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA96007 | Engineering analysis | REAR WHEEL SEPARATION | Suspension | 31 May 1996 | 24 Dec 1996 |
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 1996 Cadillac FleetwoodThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/cadillac/fleetwood/1996/. 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
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood?
- 123,985 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 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 7 of 39 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.