2025 CADILLAC XT5 Recalls, Complaints & Safety

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

Defect Description

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Cadillac XT5 and 2024-2025 Cadillac XT6 vehicles. The instrument panel may not illuminate when the hazard warning lights, high beams, or turn signals are activated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor... Read more

Consequence

Without the illuminated reminder, the driver could fail to turn off the lights when no longer needed. Hazard warning lights, high beams, or turn signals that remain activated unintentionally can confuse other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the instrument panel software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 13, 2024. Owners may contact Cadillac's customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N242447940.

6,942 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC

Complaint Statistics

4 total complaints 3 crashes 9 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
ENGINE	1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING	1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS	1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER	1

Incident date: Dec 10, 2024

Rearview camera has perfect image when I put in reverse inside my garage but as soom as I exit the garage into sunlight, the image on the screen goes so dark you don't have a rear view for 18 to 20 seconds and by that time I am in the street. The dealer and Cadillac say this is normal. I have owne... Read more

Incident date: Oct 25, 2024

purchased 2024 XT5 brand new less than 6,000 miles SES light on..dealer states part failure w/transmission snap ring-traded vehicle for 2025 XT5. At 5,464 miles SES light comes on-another internal transmission part failure this time control valve body needed to be replaced. The control valve body ... Read more

Crash 3 injured

Incident date: Oct 25, 2024

purchased 2024 XT5 brand new less than 6,000 miles SES light on..dealer states part failure w/transmission snap ring-traded vehicle for 2025 XT5. At 5,464 miles SES light comes on-another internal transmission part failure this time control valve body needed to be replaced. The control valve body ... Read more

Crash 3 injured

Incident date: Oct 25, 2024

purchased 2024 XT5 brand new less than 6,000 miles SES light on..dealer states part failure w/transmission snap ring-traded vehicle for 2025 XT5. At 5,464 miles SES light comes on-another internal transmission part failure this time control valve body needed to be replaced. The control valve body ... Read more

Crash 3 injured

NHTSA Safety Ratings — 2025 CADILLAC XT5

2025 Cadillac XT5 SUV AWD

Category	Rating
Overall Rating	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Frontal Crash	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Frontal Crash — Driver	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Frontal Crash — Passenger	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash — Driver	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash — Passenger	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Rollover	4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Rollover Risk	15.1%

Safety Technology

Feature	Status
Electronic Stability Control	Standard
Forward Collision Warning	Standard & Optional
Lane Departure Warning	Standard & Optional

Source: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings Program. Ratings are based on crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

NHTSA Safety Investigations — CADILLAC XT5

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE — Closed — Model Year: 2020

Rear-View Camera Failure

On July 22, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE22-006) to assess alleged failures of the rear-view camera (RVC) in Model Year (MY) 2020-2021 Cadillac XT5, XT6, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The complaints report that the screen for the RVC is black, sometim... Read more

CADILLAC XT5 — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the CADILLAC XT5 across all model years (2017–2025).

28 Total Recalls

413 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

26 Reported Crashes

8 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

CADILLAC XT5 — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2025 (current)	1	4
2024	3	15	View
2023	4	17	View
2022	3	13	View
2021	3	19	View
2020	13	29	View
2019	0	44	View
2018	0	91	View
2017	1	181	View

Other CADILLAC Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
ESCALADE	163	2,182	View
ESCALADE ESV	128	666	View
CTS	64	3,088	View
ESCALADE EXT	63	126	View
DEVILLE	59	3,662	View
FLEETWOOD	50	265	View
BROUGHAM	46	69	View
SEVILLE	46	1,049	View