- Vehicles
- 22,043
- Built between
- Sep 2015 – Sep 2017
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 3 August 2018
- Repaired
- 93%
- Unrepaired
- 1,557
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2015 and September 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2016 Cadillac CT6Built September 2015 to September 2017
- 2017-2018 Cadillac CT6 Plug-IN HybridBuilt September 2015 to September 2017
Repair progress
1,557 of 22,043 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2019.
93% repaired — 20,404 of 22,043 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 46
- Scrapped or exported
- 36
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CT6 vehicles. The inboard child seat anchorage bars may have had excess structural adhesive applied during assembly, which can interfere with the installation of a child seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
What could happen
If the child seat cannot be attached correctly to the anchorage bar, there is an increased the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, remove any excess adhesive, and apply anti-corrosion primer to the inboard child seat anchorage bars, free of charge. The recall began August 3, 2018.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2015 to September 2017
- Recall reported to NHTSA28 June 2018
- Owners notified3 August 2018
- Latest repair reportQ4 2019 — 93% repaired
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 28 June 2018.
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 customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 18228.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 18228
- Recalling manufacturer
- General Motors LLC
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 225
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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.