2016 CADILLAC ATS

3 safety recall campaigns, 45 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints45
Complaints citing a crash4
Complaints citing a fire0

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 3 of 3

26V3290002026-05-21

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

An inflator rupture may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

15V5580002015-09-03

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

If the coil antenna generates excessive heat, there is an increased risk of a fire.

15V4630002015-07-24

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

Because the switch is not recessed, the roof panel switch may inadvertently be pressed resulting in unintended auto-closure of the roof panel, increasing the risk of personal injury.

What owners report most

  • 10POWER TRAIN
  • 6ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 5AIR BAGS
  • 4WHEELS
  • 4STEERING
  • 3ENGINE
  • 2UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 2VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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Two 2016 CADILLAC ATSs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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