Cadillac Equipment

Cadillac is recalling about 20,224 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. In the event of a crash, the front passenger may be at an increased risk of leg injury.

Campaign
10V414000
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported
13 September 2010
Vehicles
20,224
Built between
Mar 2009 – Jun 2010
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
20 October 2010
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2009 and June 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2009-2010 Cadillac CTSBuilt March 2009 to June 2010

What the defect is

GM is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 cadillac cts all wheel drive and cts-v vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection."

What could happen

In the event of a crash, the front passenger may be at an increased risk of leg injury.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ASSEMBLY AND, IN SOME VEHICLES MODIFY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STRUCTURE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 20, 2010.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2009 to June 2010
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA13 September 2010
  3. Owners notified20 October 2010

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 13 September 2010.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact cadillac at 1-866-982-2339.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
N100292
Recalling manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Safety standard
FMVSS 208
Recall initiated by
OVSC

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Gm's safety recall no. Is N100292.OWNERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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