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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":"21V421000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE","mfr":"General Motors, LLC","reported":"2021-06-10","owner_notified":"2021-07-01","units":285622,"summary":"General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Buick Envision, Cadillac CT4, CT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Corvette, Suburban, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL vehicles.  The communications gateway module incorrectly processes a loss of communication with the sensing diagnostic module (SDM), causing the air bag malfunction indicator light to inconsistently illuminate.","consequence":"The air bag malfunction indicator light may fail to warn the driver of a problem with the air bag, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"The communications gateway module software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on July 1, 2021.  Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212338110.","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":"N212338110","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":78,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":23,"crash":3,"fire":0,"injured":2,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",8],["Structure",6],["Power Train",3],["Air Bags",2],["Forward Collision Avoidance",2],["Unspecified",2]],"by_year":{"2021":1,"2022":1,"2024":3,"2025":8,"2026":10},"excerpts":[["2026-05-18","Electrical System","We own a 2021 Cadillac CT5 that we bought used in 2024 from Sewell Cadillac in Houston, Texas. During our first year of ownership, and while still under warranty, we started having intermittent issues with the rear doors. At times, one or the other rear doors would only open from the inside of the vehicle. My wife ment\u2026"],["2026-04-01","Electrical System","The door(s) would not open from the outside. I had the driver side door handle replaced first - took weeks for the part to come in - this was a safety issue because I had to climb through the passenger side to open the driver side door. (the key entry would not work either) After weeks, and me paying for it, the same t\u2026"],["2026-02-24","Electrical System","I've had my driver side door handle switch replaced beacuse it was faulty and I could not get into my car through the driver side. Now I am having the same issue with the passanger side. In a case of an emergeny if I can not get into my car I fear for my or my passanger's safety. I fear the quality of the parts are not\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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