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2014 Cadillac Escalade Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2014 Cadillac Escalade has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,884,435 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

AIR BAGS 21V054000 2021-02-05 1,778,128 affected
Defect

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP, and VI…

Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 25, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were…

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 14V614000 2014-10-01 106,307 affected
Defect

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL, and 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Express, Impala, Silverado HD, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Savana, and Sierra HD vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the chassis…

Consequence

If the module experiences an electrical short, the vehicle could stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the chassis electronic module, free of charge. The recall began on December 26, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GMÂ’s number for this recall is…

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
1crashes1fires
AIR BAGS
5
2crashes2injuries
ENGINE
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
2crashes2injuries
STEERING
2
1crashes
SUSPENSION
2
1crashes
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
POWER TRAIN
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
1crashes
Total complaints29

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“While driving my 2016 cadillac escalade with a6.2l v8 engine on [xxx] near bristow, oklahoma at approximately 75 mph, the vehicle suddenly and completely lost power. Without any prior warning or unusual noises, the engine shut down, and I lost power to the dashboard and power steering. This caused…”

ENGINE · reported 2024-03-30

“While driving my 2016 cadillac escalade with a6.2l v8 engine on [xxx] near bristow, oklahoma at approximately 75 mph, the vehicle suddenly and completely lost power. Without any prior warning or unusual noises, the engine shut down, and I lost power to the dashboard and power steering. This caused…”

STEERING · reported 2024-03-30

“While driving my 2016 cadillac escalade with a6.2l v8 engine on [xxx] near bristow, oklahoma at approximately 75 mph, the vehicle suddenly and completely lost power. Without any prior warning or unusual noises, the engine shut down, and I lost power to the dashboard and power steering. This caused…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2024-03-30

“The contact owns a 2014 cadillac escalade. The contact stated that after going through the car wash, the passenger’s side mirror became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was unable to reset the mirror like stated in the owner’s manual. The contact called the…”

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR · reported 2023-02-01

“I am having an electrical short that is shutting down everything while I'm driving or stopped, it makes driving it dangerous and scary. It looks like the recall from 2014 that describes everything I'm experiencing. Recall 14515 that talks about a chassis control module that controls a lot of…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2022-06-07

“I am having an electrical short that is shutting down everything while I'm driving or stopped, it makes driving it dangerous and scary. It looks like the recall from 2014 that describes everything I'm experiencing. Recall 14515 that talks about a chassis control module that controls a lot of…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2022-06-07

“2014 cadillac escalade. Consumer writes in regard to frontal airbag inflator safety recall. The consumer stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time completing the recall repair. The consumer was informed the parts were unavailable.”

AIR BAGS · reported 2022-04-18

“Cadillac sent a notice of the recall. The authorized chevrolet dealership repair facility and cadillac told me that they would not accept the risk that the dashboard would not crack in installation of authorized chevrolet dealership repair facility defective part and that 'I' would have to sign a…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2022-02-03

Defect investigations

Investigation EA21002 Opened 2021-09-17 · open

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant…

Investigation EA21002 Opened 2021-09-17 · open

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2014 Cadillac Escalade as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.