The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Cadillac ELR: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Cadillac reported 5 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Cadillac ELR, model years 2014–2014, 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| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 2 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility | 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 ELR puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Cadillac ELR, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-29 | 2014 | FL | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2021 Q1 |
| 2018-12-07 | 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Fire | 2019 Q1 |
| 2016-09-30 | 2014 | TX | 0 | 2 | Electrical System · Fire | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-07-05 | 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-03-23 | 2014 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2016 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Cadillac received alleging a death or injury in a Cadillac ELR and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a ELR that sold more will have more rows. All Cadillac models · What these reports are, and are not.