The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Cadillac Lyriq: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Cadillac reported 70 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Cadillac Lyriq, model years 2023–2026, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 3,322 | 301 |
| 2024 | 47 | 2 | 51 | 38,049 | 124 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 17,339 | 63 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10,006 | 20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Service Brake System, Air | 23 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 13 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 12 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 12 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 10 | 0 |
| Structure | 5 | 0 |
| Seats | 5 | 0 |
| Fire | 4 | 2 |
| Other | 3 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | 0 |
| Steering System | 2 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 2 | 1 |
| Backover Prevention | 2 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 2 | 0 |
| Latch | 2 | 0 |
| Power Train | 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 Lyriq puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Cadillac Lyriq, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Electrical System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-15 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-13 | 2025 | NY | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-05 | 2026 | — | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-12-01 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System, Air | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-28 | 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-20 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-19 | 2025 | — | 0 | 4 | Service Brake System, Air · Forward Collision | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-06 | 2024 | CO | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System, Air · Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-23 | 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-23 | 2024 | WA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-09-03 | 2024 | AR | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q3 |
| not reported | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-05 | 2025 | FL | 1 | 0 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-06-30 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-06-24 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-19 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-05-08 | 2025 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Forward Collision | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-01 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-30 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-22 | 2023 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-16 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Backover Prevention | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-14 | 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Fire | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-02 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Backover Prevention | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-03-28 | 2024 | MI | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Fire | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-03-18 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-03-07 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-03-01 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-24 | 2025 | NY | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-20 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-12-19 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q3 |
| 2024-12-03 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-19 | 2024 | PA | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-11-19 | 2024 | — | 1 | 0 | Fire | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-17 | 2024 | MN | 1 | 0 | Fire | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-12 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Other | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-08 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Forward Collision · Lane Departure | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-08-29 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-14 | 2024 | — | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-08-12 | 2024 | — | 0 | 2 | Forward Collision · Lane Departure | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-11 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-07 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air · Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-07-22 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-22 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-06-30 | 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-06-25 | 2024 | WI | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-06-20 | 2023 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-06-20 | 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| not reported | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q2 |
| not reported | 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-22 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-02 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Seats | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-01 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-22 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-02-28 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-12-26 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Other | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-12-13 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-12-01 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-11-27 | 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-11-19 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-10-25 | 2023 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Structure | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-08-27 | 2023 | VA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-08-22 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Electrical System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2023-08-08 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Forward Collision | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-07-28 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-04-18 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-02-14 | 2023 | — | 0 | 3 | Service Brake System, Air · Electrical System · Forward Collision | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-02-08 | 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Electrical System · Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-11-15 | 2023 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Electrical System · Forward Collision | 2022 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Cadillac received alleging a death or injury in a Cadillac Lyriq and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Lyriq that sold more will have more rows. All Cadillac models · What these reports are, and are not.