Cadillac Escalade EXT Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 16 recall campaigns covering at least one Cadillac Escalade EXT model year (2002–2013). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

Cadillac Escalade EXT recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 2002–2013
Campaign	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
21V050000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered
21V052000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
21V053000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	covered
21V054000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
21V051000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered
14V827000 Electrical	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered
13V001000 Steering	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered
11V007000 Suspension	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered
10V240000 Electrical	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
09V154000 Fuel system	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
08V441000 Electrical	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
06V307000 Wheel	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
05V552000 Equipment	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
05V055000 Power train	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
04V129000 Structure	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
04V045000 Brake	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 16 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 2007–2011 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 21V050000 Filed Feb 5, 2021

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

44% repairedof 2,641,272 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 21V050000

Listed for 2007, 2008, 2009 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 21V052000 Filed Feb 5, 2021

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

54.8% repairedof 557,023 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 21V052000

Listed for 2009, 2010, 2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 21V053000 Filed Feb 5, 2021

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

57% repairedof 692,526 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 21V053000

Listed for 2010–2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 21V054000 Filed Feb 5, 2021

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

63.3% repairedof 1,778,128 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 21V054000

Listed for 2012 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 21V051000 Filed Feb 5, 2021

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

54.5% repairedof 284,645 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 21V051000

Listed for 2011, 2012 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 14V827000 Filed Dec 30, 2014

Ignition Lock Actuator may Bind

Electrical system · ignition

63.3% repairedof 84,192 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 14V827000

Listed for 2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 13V001000 Filed Jan 2, 2013

Shifting out of Park/FMVSS 102/FMVSS 114

Power train · automatic transmission

Repair progress not yet reported54,686 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 13V001000

Listed for 2011 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 11V007000 Filed Jan 6, 2011

REAR AXLE CROSS PIN FRACTURE

Suspension · rear · axle · spindle

Repair progress not yet reported30,566 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 11V007000

Listed for 2007, 2008, 2009 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 10V240000 Filed Jun 4, 2010

HEATED WINDSHIELD WASHER MODULE SHORT CIRCUIT

Electrical system

Repair progress not yet reported1,365,070 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 10V240000

Listed for 2009 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 09V154000 Filed May 6, 2009

FUEL SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE

Fuel system, gasoline

Repair progress not yet reported27,188 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 09V154000

Listed for 2007, 2008 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 08V441000 Filed Aug 28, 2008

HEATED WIPER WASHER SYSTEM

Electrical system

Repair progress not yet reported857,735 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 08V441000

Listed for 2007 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 06V307000 Filed Aug 11, 2006

CERTIFICATION TIRE LABEL/FMVSS 110

Wheels · rim

Repair progress not yet reported3,227 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 06V307000

Listed for 2006 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 05V552000 Filed Dec 7, 2005

TIRE INFORMATION LABEL/FMVSS 110

Equipment · other · labels

Repair progress not yet reported32,068 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 05V552000

Listed for 2005 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 05V055000 Filed Feb 14, 2005

SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR ILLUMINATION

Power train · manual transmission · shift pattern indicator

Repair progress not yet reported7,194 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 05V055000

Listed for 2002, 2003, 2004 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 04V129000 Filed Mar 17, 2004

GM/TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE

Structure · body · tailgate · hinge and attachments

Repair progress not yet reported3,662,211 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 04V129000

Listed for 2003, 2004 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 04V045000 Filed Feb 4, 2004

GM/FMVSS 135/BRAKE VALVE

Service brakes, hydraulic

Repair progress not yet reported68,875 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 04V045000

Where to next

Cadillac Escalade EXT problems by yearModel overview →Which Escalade EXT years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

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