1990 Cadillac Deville Recalls, Complaints & Specs
No safety recalls list the 1990 Cadillac Deville, and owners have filed 76 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
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No safety recalls on record
NHTSA's recall database lists no safety campaigns that include the 1990 Cadillac Deville. That is good news, with two caveats: recalls can be issued at any time (this page refreshes daily), and a recall filed under a related model name may not appear here. The VIN check above queries NHTSA directly for your exact vehicle.
76 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 1990 Cadillac Deville have filed 76 complaints with NHTSA; 10 describe a crash and 2 describe a fire. Reports cite 6 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 112,659 miles. Complaints peaked in 1995 with 12 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“The car while turning intermittently dies and looses any acceleration stalls and most of the time starts back up when lifting foot of the gas and sometimes dies. Also the car accelerates on its own so”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, December 16, 2015 · Service brakes
“This problem is intermittent. On warm days, when driving with airconditioning.turned on, the car stalls and then quickly starts up again. No notice from computer problem light. Note other owners of th”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, June 16, 2010 · Electrical system
Compare Cadillac Deville model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Cadillac Deville model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 Cadillac Deville | 0 | 1 |
| 1971 Cadillac Deville | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 Cadillac Deville | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 Cadillac Deville | 0 | 1 |
| 1974 Cadillac Deville | 1 | 2 |
| 1976 Cadillac Deville | 0 | 3 |
| 1977 Cadillac Deville | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 Cadillac Deville | 4 | 4 |
| 1979 Cadillac Deville | 1 | 1 |
| 1981 Cadillac Deville | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 Cadillac Deville | 1 | 3 |
| 1983 Cadillac Deville | 0 | 5 |
| 1984 Cadillac Deville | 0 | 6 |
| 1985 Cadillac Deville | 1 | 19 |
| 1986 Cadillac Deville | 2 | 22 |
| 1987 Cadillac Deville | 1 | 40 |
| 1988 Cadillac Deville | 0 | 28 |
| 1989 Cadillac Deville | 0 | 48 |
| 1990 Cadillac Deville | 0 | 76 |
| 1991 Cadillac Deville | 1 | 87 |
| 1992 Cadillac Deville | 1 | 135 |
| 1993 Cadillac Deville | 1 | 92 |
| 1994 Cadillac Deville | 0 | 127 |
| 1995 Cadillac Deville | 2 | 129 |
| 1996 Cadillac Deville | 2 | 218 |
| 1997 Cadillac Deville | 2 | 269 |
| 1998 Cadillac Deville | 3 | 237 |
| 1999 Cadillac Deville | 1 | 187 |
| 2000 Cadillac Deville | 5 | 225 |
| 2001 Cadillac Deville | 4 | 175 |
| 2002 Cadillac Deville | 5 | 176 |
| 2003 Cadillac Deville | 4 | 145 |
| 2004 Cadillac Deville | 1 | 167 |
| 2005 Cadillac Deville | 1 | 95 |
Checking a specific 1990 Cadillac Deville
How do I know if my 1990 Cadillac Deville has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Cadillac dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number.
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.