The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Cadillac CT6: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Cadillac reported 38 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Cadillac CT6, model years 2016–2020, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 7 | — | — |
| 2017 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 12,031 | 100 |
| 2018 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 10,571 | 104 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6,783 | 88 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3,816 | 52 |
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 | 12 | 3 |
| Structure | 6 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 4 | 1 |
| Power Train | 4 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 4 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 4 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 3 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 3 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 0 |
| Fire | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| ESC | 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 CT6 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Cadillac CT6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-21 | 2017 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2019 | — | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-01-31 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-16 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-14 | 2017 | IL | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2023-12-11 | 2018 | MI | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-06-18 | 2019 | PA | 0 | 2 | Fuel System | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-06-08 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q2 |
| not reported | 2017 | — | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-05-15 | 2018 | WI | 0 | 2 | No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-01-28 | 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-12-16 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-08-05 | 2017 | KY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q3 |
| not reported | 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-11-03 | 2020 | MI | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2021 Q4 |
| 2020-09-08 | 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-07-02 | 2018 | NJ | 1 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2020 Q3 |
| 2019-11-11 | 2018 | OH | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Forward Collision | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-08-17 | 2019 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-08-14 | 2020 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-06-04 | 2018 | — | 1 | 0 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2018-12-03 | 2018 | NH | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-10-19 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-10-01 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-09-13 | 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-08-15 | 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-07-28 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2018-06-16 | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · ESC | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-04-01 | 2017 | OK | 0 | 2 | Power Train | 2018 Q3 |
| not reported | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-12-19 | 2017 | GA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-11-22 | 2017 | IN | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-08-28 | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-08-16 | 2016 | NV | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q3 |
| 2017-06-21 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-03-13 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-12-16 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-02 | 2016 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2016 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Cadillac received alleging a death or injury in a Cadillac CT6 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a CT6 that sold more will have more rows. All Cadillac models · What these reports are, and are not.