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Cadillac CT5

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1 campaign
1 recall 1 critical💥 1 crash risk
Model year
Airbag
May 8, 2021
1824 days ago

Your side-curtain airbag may not deploy in a crash, leaving you unprotected from impact.

Affected: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN · 2022
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Cadillac CT4 and CT5 vehicles. The roof rail side-curtain air bags may not have been installed correctly, which could result in an improper air bag deployment during a crash.

Consequence

Air bags that do not deploy properly can increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect both left and right-side roof rail air bags and reinstall the air bags, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 30, 2021. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N212342780.

Full analysis: how to read the Cadillac CT5 recall history
Year range, common components, complaint patterns, and how to use this page.

Understanding the Cadillac CT5 recall history

The Cadillac CT5 currently has 1 recall campaign indexed from the NHTSA public database. Each recall represents a formal campaign to fix a defect at no cost to the current owner. Owner complaints are self-reported incidents that haven't (yet) resulted in a recall but can indicate emerging patterns worth watching.

The most frequent recall category for the CT5 in our dataset is air bag (1). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used CT5: recalls in these systems tend to be the ones most likely to have been skipped by previous owners, because they aren't always visible during a routine test drive or pre-purchase inspection.

The tracked recalls span model years 2022. Not every model year carries every recall. Each campaign is scoped to a specific year range and often a specific build window, which is why a VIN lookup is the only way to know whether a particular CT5 is actually affected by any of these campaigns.

How to use this page

The safest path for an owner is to run your VIN through the checker above. A VIN query hits NHTSA's live API and tells you whether your specific CT5 has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used CT5before buying, use the recall list below to understand the model's full history, then check the seller's VIN to see whether prior owners actually completed the free repairs. Many don't, and unresolved recalls can linger for years.

Figures are generated live from the RecallScanner dataset, which is sourced from NHTSA's public recall and complaint APIs and refreshed daily. RecallScanner is independent and not affiliated with Cadillac or any U.S. government agency.

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