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The transmission may become damaged internally and cause the wheels to lock-up.","consequence":"Wheel lock-up while driving increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will install transmission control module monitoring software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 7, 2025.  Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.  GM's number for this recall is N242480630.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"N242480630","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V903000","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE","mfr":"General Motors, LLC","reported":"2022-12-08","owner_notified":"2023-01-23","units":740108,"summary":"General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Cadillac CT4 and CT5; 2021-2023 Buick Envision; and 2022-2023 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles.  The daytime running lights (DRLs) may not deactivate when the headlights are on.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, \"Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.\"","consequence":"DRLs that do not deactivate as intended may result in a glare, reducing visibility, and increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"The body control module software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 23, 2023.  Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006.  GM's number for this recall is N222386380.  This recall expands previous recall number 22V-827.","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.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"N222386380","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"21V611000","component":"AIR BAGS","mfr":"General Motors, LLC","reported":"2021-08-05","owner_notified":"2021-08-30","units":34157,"summary":"General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Cadillac CT4 and CT5 vehicles.  The roof rail side-curtain air bags may not have been installed correctly, which could result in an improper air bag deployment during a crash.","consequence":"Air bags that do not deploy properly can increase the risk of injury in a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect both left and right-side roof rail air bags and reinstall the air bags, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on August 30, 2021.  Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006.  GM's number for this recall is N212342780.","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.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"N212342780","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"20V588000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES","mfr":"General Motors LLC","reported":"2020-09-24","owner_notified":"2020-12-09","units":3677,"summary":"General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Chevrolet Corvette and Cadillac CT4, CT5 and XT4, 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer, and 2020-2021 Buick Encore GX vehicles.  Sensor connection contamination in the electronic brake boost system may cause an interruption of communication between the sensor and the brake boost system.","consequence":"If communication with the sensor is interrupted, the electronic brake boost assist could be lost.  Extra pedal force will be required to slow and stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electronic brake boost module, free of charge.  The recall began December 9, 2020.   Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223, or Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300.  GM's number for this recall is A202307260.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"A202307260","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":73,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":38,"crash":2,"fire":0,"injured":2,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Power Train",14],["Unspecified",11],["Electrical System",8],["Engine",7],["Structure",5],["Steering",2]],"by_year":{"2020":4,"2021":2,"2023":3,"2024":1,"2025":15,"2026":13},"excerpts":[["2026-01-20","Electrical System","The electronic exterior door handle on my CT5 has failed and raises a concern of what if there was an accident and nobody was able to open the door if I was unconscious. I believe that having a key access is not enough and there should be a mechanical exterior door handle instead of an electronic handle that fails and \u2026"],["2026-01-12","Power Train","While slowing down vehicle felt as if it was put into park momentarily, which cause car to slide on ice. After reading the recall, I am certain that the transmission failed. Car was towed to Ray Skillman cheverolet on south post road in Indianapolis, to which they already ran the vin and agreed to perform the recall. A\u2026"],["2025-12-16","Electrical System","The contact owns a 2020 Cadillac CT5. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact had noticed an oil leak and that the battery charge was abnormally low. The contact received an alert from OnStar pertaining to the critically low battery. Additionally, the contact noticed that the\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"PE21010","component":"AIR BAGS:SRS MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP/LIGHT","opened":"2021-04-09","closed":"2023-08-24","campaign":"","subject":"Air Bag Malfunction","summary":"On April 9, 2021, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened PE21-010 to investigate instances of air bag malfunction indicator light (MIL) illumination and potential for frontal air bag non-deployment in several vehicles manufactured by General Motors (GM). The vehicles included model year (MY) 2020 through 2021 CT4 and CT5 passenger cars, Sierra and Silverado trucks (1500/2500/3500 models), XT4 and MY 2021 Escalade, Suburban, Tahoe, Yukon SUVs.Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) 21-NA-005, issued in March 2021, addresses air bag MIL illumination with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) B0001-1B or B0012-0D. 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