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Cadillac ELR Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 21 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Cadillac ELR (2014–2016). The most-complained-about year is 2014.

2
safety recalls, all years
21
owner complaints, all years
2014
year with most recalls
2014
year with most complaints

Pick your Cadillac ELR model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2016 Cadillac ELR04
2014 Cadillac ELR217

What Cadillac ELR owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 21 complaints with NHTSA. The 2014 model year has the most, with 17.

All Cadillac ELR recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Cadillac ELR, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Seats

    NHTSA 14V446000 Reported 124,007 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Buick Encore and Cadillac ATS; 2014 Cadillac CTS, ELR, Chevrolet Caprice and SS vehicles; and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra Trucks. Due to an incomplete weld on the seat hook bracket assembly, the front seats in the affected vehicles may not stay secured in…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat hook bracket assembly weld and replace the lower seat track, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer…

    Model years: 2014

  2. Electronic stability control (esc)

    NHTSA 14V144000 Reported 656 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Cadillac ELR vehicles not equipped with adaptive cruise control and manufactured September 26, 2013, through February 14, 2014, and equipped without adaptive cruise control. In these vehicles, the electronic stability control (ESC) system software may inhibit certain ESC…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the Electronic Brake Control Module (EBCM), free of charge. The recall began on May 20, 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this…

    Model years: 2014

Other Cadillac models

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.