Recall Register

2014 Cadillac XTS: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2014 Cadillac XTS. The newest campaign is 14V541000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Sep 2014. The NHTSA record gives the component Parking Brake. NHTSA has no complaint 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, 14V541000, in the NHTSA record

GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the electronic parking brake software, free of charge. The recall began on October 28, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14471.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 269,323 units in total.

  • 14V541000Parking Brake
  • 14V518000Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive
  • 14V409000Steering
  • 14V116000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist / Vacuum / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

  1. 14V541000Received . 205,309 units.

    Parking Brake

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to August 22, 2014, and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured November 5, 2012, to September 2, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the electronic parking brake piston actuation arm may not fully retract causing the brake pads to stay partially engaged.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Brake pads that remain partially engaged with the rotors may cause excessive brake heat that may result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the electronic parking brake software, free of charge. The recall began on October 28, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14471.

    Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14471. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 14V518000Received . 5 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured April 11, 2013, to June 27, 2013, and 2014 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured May 13, 2013, to November 5, 2013. The affected vehicles may have left the factory with the sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) set to "manufacturing mode."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In manufacturing mode, the vehicle's air bags will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    GM will notify owners, and dealers are to reprogram the SDM to the correct mode, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in September 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14532.

    Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14532. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 14V409000Received . 106 units.

    Steering

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Buick Regal, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Camaro and Chevrolet Impala vehicles. Improperly torqued fasteners may cause the steering intermediate shaft and the steering gear and/or the lower control arm and the lower ball joint to separate.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If any of the components separate, the vehicle may have a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    GM began to notify owners on June 27, 2014, and dealers will inspect the fasteners for correct torque, correcting them as necessary, free of charge. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac) or 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet). GM's number for this recall is 14378.

    Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14378.

  4. 14V116000Received . 63,903 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist / Vacuum / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, through March 7, 2014. In the affected vehicles, a cavity plug on the brake booster pump connector may dislodge allowing corrosion of the brake booster pump relay connector.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The corrosion of the brake booster pump relay connector may cause a resistive short and melt the connector, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will apply sealant to the connector cavity plugs, re-route the vacuum pump vent hose and replace the front body wiring harnesses as needed, free of charge. The recall began on April 7, 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac at 1-866-982-2339. GM's number for this recall is 14062.

    Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14062. 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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

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.

  1. 20135
  2. 20144
  3. 20153
  4. 20181
  5. 20192

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2014 Cadillac XTS: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/cadillac/xts/2014/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
General Motors LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2014 Cadillac XTS?
269,323 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Cadillac XTS have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Cadillac XTS, model years 2013 to 2019. 4 of them name the 2014 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2014 Cadillac XTS open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.