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Cadillac XT5 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 15 safety recalls and 305 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Cadillac XT5 (2017–2026). The most-complained-about year is 2017.

15
safety recalls, all years
305
owner complaints, all years
2020
year with most recalls
2017
year with most complaints

Pick your Cadillac XT5 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Cadillac XT501
2025 Cadillac XT516
2024 Cadillac XT5310
2023 Cadillac XT5416
2022 Cadillac XT5310
2021 Cadillac XT5217
2020 Cadillac XT5523
2019 Cadillac XT5032
2018 Cadillac XT5066
2017 Cadillac XT51124

What Cadillac XT5 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 305 complaints with NHTSA. The 2017 model year has the most, with 124.

All Cadillac XT5 recalls (15)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Cadillac XT5, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)

    NHTSA 24V459000 Reported 6,942 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Cadillac XT5 and 2024-2025 Cadillac XT6 vehicles. The instrument panel may not illuminate when the hazard warning lights, high beams, or turn signals are activated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 101,…

    Remedy: Dealers will update the instrument panel software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 13, 2024. Owners may contact Cadillac's customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall…

    Model years: 2023, 2024, 2025

  2. Air bags: frontal

    NHTSA 24V311000 Reported 74 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024 Cadillac XT5 vehicles. The driver's front air bag cushion may tear during deployment, resulting in the air bag not deploying as intended.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver's front air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 12, 2024. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this…

    Model years: 2024

  3. Windshield (visibility)

    NHTSA 23V681000 Reported 42 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023 GMC Acadia and 2024 Cadilac XT5 and XT6 vehicles. The windshield may have been assembled without the proper urethane sealant required to bond the windshield to the vehicle body.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the windshield and apply primer and urethane sealant. If the windshield is damaged, the dealer will replace it. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed…

    Model years: 2024

  4. Automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 23V172000 Reported 8,744 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023 Cadillac XT6, GMC Acadia, Chevrolet Blazer, Traverse, and 2022-2023 Cadillac XT5 vehicles. The transmission may have been built with an incorrect sun gear, which can result in the driver-side half-shaft disengaging from the transmission.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the sun gears, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 27, 2023. The remedy is expected to become available August 31, 2023. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at…

    Model years: 2022, 2023

  5. Driveshaft (power train)

    NHTSA 23V043000 Reported 10 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023 Cadillac XT5 and GMC Acadia vehicles. The right-front half-shaft assemblies may be improperly connected to the transmission, causing them to separate.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the right-front half-shaft assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 17, 2023. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or GMC customer…

    Model years: 2023

  6. Camera (back over prevention)

    NHTSA 22V709000 Reported 95,231 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Cadillac XT5, XT6, and GMC Acadia vehicles equipped with the optional Surround Vision feature. The rearview camera coaxial cable connectors may have been crimped improperly, causing the rearview camera to fail or function intermittently.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the coaxial cables, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 18, 2023. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or GMC customer service at…

    Model years: 2020, 2021

  7. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 22V708000 Reported 24 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023 Cadillac XT5, XT6, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The certification label located on the driver's side B-pillar contains tire size information that may be illegible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the vehicle certification label, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 12, 2022. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or GMC customer service at…

    Model years: 2023

  8. Tank assembly (fuel system)

    NHTSA 22V446000 Reported 228 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2022 Cadillac XT5, XT6, and GMC Acadia All-Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicles. The fuel tank rollover valve may not provide a proper seal in the event of a rollover crash.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the fuel tank and replace the fuel tank shell if the rollover valve is found to be dislodged or missing, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 27, 2022. Owners may contact…

    Model years: 2022

  9. Suspension: rear

    NHTSA 22V427000 Reported 736 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2022 Cadillac XT5, XT6, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The left-rear suspension toe link may have been tightened improperly, which could result in a loose or separated toe link.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the left-rear suspension and replace the fastener if it is loose or missing, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 11, 2022. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at…

    Model years: 2022

  10. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 21V422000 Reported 572 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Cadillac XT5, XT6, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The fuel supply lines may be improperly attached and seated.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace fuel supply lines as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 1, 2021. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 and GMC customer…

    Model years: 2021

  11. Tires

    NHTSA 21V115000 Reported 33,838 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, XT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, Traverse, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL, 2018-2021 Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana, 2019-2020 Chevrolet Blazer, Silverado 1500, GMC Acadia, Sierra 1500, and certain Continental tires sold to the aftermarket for…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tires, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 22, 2021. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick customer service…

    Model years: 2020

  12. Tires

    NHTSA 20V684000 Reported 7,516 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT5, GMC Acadia and Chevrolet Traverse vehicles and 2020-2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles. The vehicles may have been manufactured with Continental tires that were overcured.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect vehicles and replace tires that have DOT number and production mold number combinations identified by Continental, free of charge. The recall began December 17, 2020.…

    Model years: 2020

  13. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 20V639000 Reported 2,781 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT5, Cadillac XT6, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The fuel pump's jet nozzle may have a plastic burr remaining from the manufacturing process, possibly causing a blocked nozzle and an insufficient fuel supply to the engine.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump module. The recall began November 16, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick Customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet…

    Model years: 2020

  14. Inflator (air bags)

    NHTSA 20V446000 Reported 769 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT5 and XT6, Chevrolet Blazer, Silverado 1500, 2500 and 3500 and Traverse and GMC Acadia and Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500 vehicles. The diffuser component of the Roof-Rail Air Bag (RRAB) inflator may not have been properly crimped to the inflator and could…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspect RRAB modules, free of charge. The recall began September 3, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Cadillac customer service…

    Model years: 2020

  15. Caliper (service brakes)

    NHTSA 16V802000 Reported 1,844 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2017 Cadillac XT5 vehicles manufactured April 16, 2016, to May 9, 2016, and 2017 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured April 19, 2016, to April 22, 2016. The front brake calipers may have a torn or misaligned caliper piston seal which may allow brake fluid to leak.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front brake calipers, replacing the brake caliper assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2016. Owners may contact GM customer…

    Model years: 2017

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.