2015 Cadillac XTS: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2015 Cadillac XTS. The newest campaign is 26V329000. NHTSA received the report on 21 May 2026. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has 7 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, 26V329000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the front-driver air bag module, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed June 19, 2026. Additional letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. The manufacturer's number for this recall is N262555870. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 21, 2026.
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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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 210,718 units in total.
26V329000Received . 5,014 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, XTS, 2015-2016 Cadillac ATS, CTS, and SRX vehicles. The front-driver air bag inflator may rupture during deployment.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inflator rupture may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the front-driver air bag module, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed June 19, 2026. Additional letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. The manufacturer's number for this recall is N262555870. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 21, 2026.
Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N262555870. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
15V666000Received . 395 units.
Air Bags / Side/Window
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Camaro, Equinox, Malibu, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The affected vehicles have front seat-mounted side impact air bags whose inflator may rupture upon its deployment.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of one or both of the side impact air bags, the air bag's inflator may rupture and the air bag may not properly inflate. The rupture could cause metal fragments to strike the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death. Additionally, if the air bag does not properly inflate, the driver or passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side impact air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began on October 19, 2015. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 01320.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 01320. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
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
7 complaints, 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 3 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
| Unknown or Other | 1 |
| Suspension | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 1 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 |
| Steering | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 9 May 2019
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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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 2015 Cadillac XTSThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2015 Cadillac XTS: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/cadillac/xts/2015/. 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
- 15 May 2019
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- General Motors, LLC
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 2015 Cadillac XTS?
- 210,718 units in 3 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. 3 of them name the 2015 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2015 Cadillac XTS name most often?
- Electrical System: 3 of 10 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Cadillac XTS open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.