1998 Cadillac Seville: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1998 Cadillac Seville. The newest campaign is 99V070000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Apr 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Alternator/Generator/Regulator. NHTSA has 65 complaints on file for this model year. 2 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, 99V070000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the generator.
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. 30,825 units in total.
99V070000Received . 29,766 units.
Electrical System / Alternator/Generator/Regulator
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. An electrical short can develop in the generator, even when the engine is off.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The electrical short could cause an engine compartment fire that could spread to the rest of the vehicle and anything near it.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the generator.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 99013. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
98V144000Received . 1,059 units.
Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The windshield wiper motor 'low' speed function can become inoperative when the motor is switched from 'high' to 'low' speed.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If this were to occur while the vehicle was in motion, the driver's visibility could be affected.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the windshield wiper motor cover which contains the microprocessor.
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
65 complaints, 78 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1998 Cadillac Seville
- All 1998 vehicles
| Component | 1998 Seville | All 1998 vehicles | Seville, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 269.2 | 123.7 | 179.2 | 21 |
| Steering | 128.2 | 55.8 | 86.7 | 10 |
| Exterior Lighting | 76.9 | 27.3 | 44.8 | 6 |
| Suspension | 76.9 | 82.6 | 56.2 | 6 |
| Air Bags | 76.9 | 50.6 | 56.2 | 6 |
| Visibility | 64.1 | 56.1 | 41 | 5 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 51.3 | 106.9 | 75.3 | 4 |
| Seat Belts | 51.3 | 22.5 | 23.8 | 4 |
| Electrical System | 51.3 | 82.5 | 102 | 4 |
| Power Train | 25.6 | 90.4 | 30.5 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 4 May 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RQ03001 | Recall query | POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE | Steering | 2 Jan 2003 | 15 Sep 2003 | |
| RQ99013 | Recall query | CADILLAC COOLANT COOLED ALTERNATOR FIRES | Engine and Engine Cooling | 10 Jun 1999 | 22 Feb 2002 | 99V070000 |
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 1998 Cadillac SevilleThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 Cadillac Seville: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/cadillac/seville/1998/. 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 1998 Cadillac Seville?
- 30,825 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 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Cadillac Seville name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 21 of 78 component mentions, or 269.2 per 1,000. For all 1998 vehicles the figure is 123.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Cadillac Seville open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.