1990 Cadillac Seville: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1990 Cadillac Seville. The newest campaign is 90V164000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Sep 1990. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Floor Shift. NHTSA has 19 complaints on file for 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, 90V164000, in the NHTSA record
Install a transaxle shift control cable retaining clip to prevent cable disengagement.
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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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 74,130 units in total.
90V164000Received . 63,964 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Floor Shift
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Transaxle shift control cable may disengage from the from the floor shift control with loss of gear indicator reference and shift selector operation.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Driver would not be able to determine actual gearposition the transaxle is in, which could result in unexpected vehicle movementand an accident without prior warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install a transaxle shift control cable retaining clip to prevent cable disengagement.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
90V028000Received . 10,166 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Retractor
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Misaligned rear seat safety belt shoulder retractor assemblies could cause pendulum interference, causing the belt to remain in locked position or to travel freely without locking.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a panic stop or accident, if the belt retractor inertia lock does not engage, the rear seat occupant would have an increased likelihood of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Realign rear shoulder belt retractor assembly.
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.
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Complaints by component
19 complaints, 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 8 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 3 |
| Visibility | 2 |
| Electrical System | 2 |
| Parking Brake | 1 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Wheels | 1 |
| Seat Belts | 1 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
| Tires | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 13 Jan 2012
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
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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 1990 Cadillac SevilleThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1990 Cadillac Seville: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/cadillac/seville/1990/. 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 1990 Cadillac Seville?
- 74,130 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 Seville have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 31 recall campaigns for the Cadillac Seville, model years 1976 to 2004. 2 of them name the 1990 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1990 Cadillac Seville name most often?
- Vehicle Speed Control: 8 of 24 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Cadillac Seville open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.