26V329000
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.
2016 CADILLAC CTS
4 safety recall campaigns, 47 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints47
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire3
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 4 of 4
25V175000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
19V086000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Loss of power steering assist would require a higher steering effort, especially at lower speeds, which may increase the risk of a crash.
18V595000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
In cold ambient temperatures, the seat heaters in these vehicles can turn on automatically when the vehicle is remotely started. If a damaged seat heater is turned on while no one is inside the vehicle, the damaged seat heater can overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
What owners report most
- 10ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 9POWER TRAIN
- 4ENGINE
- 4UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 4SUSPENSION
- 4STEERING
- 2AIR BAGS
- 2WHEELS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 CADILLAC CTSs 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.