The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Cadillac CT5: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Cadillac reported 28 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Cadillac CT5, model years 2020–2026, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 15,139 | 59 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 11,448 | 44 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9,011 | 33 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18,371 | 27 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14,257 | 21 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17,121 | 12 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12,678 | 7.9 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 11 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 4 | 0 |
| Structure | 3 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 0 |
| Power Train | 3 | 0 |
| Steering System | 3 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 3 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 1 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Cadillac CT5 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Cadillac CT5, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | 2026 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-29 | 2025 | — | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-05-09 | 2022 | CT | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Power Train | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-03 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 3 | Power Train | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-25 | 2021 | MD | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-10-27 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Seat Belts | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-23 | 2025 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-28 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-09-16 | 2021 | NV | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-15 | 2023 | TX | 1 | 2 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-04-23 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-02-03 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 2 | Steering System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-01-18 | 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Electrical System | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-11-21 | 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-08-21 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-03-21 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| not reported | 2021 | MI | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-02-19 | 2023 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-01-05 | 2022 | — | 0 | 1 | Other | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-09-18 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air · Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2022 Q3 |
| 2021-11-21 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-10-10 | 2020 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-10-10 | 2020 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-08-12 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-04-22 | 2020 | AL | 0 | 3 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-04-03 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2020-10-25 | 2020 | MI | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-05-25 | 2020 | — | 0 | 1 | Other | 2020 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Cadillac received alleging a death or injury in a Cadillac CT5 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a CT5 that sold more will have more rows. All Cadillac models · What these reports are, and are not.