Campaign 26V-394

When the power fold feature is activated, the third-row power seatback may fail to reverse when enountering a person

Defect summary

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2026-2027 Cadillac Vistiq vehicles. When the power fold feature is activated, the third-row power seatback may fail to reverse when enountering a person.

Consequence

A person, especially a child, may be trapped by a rear powered seatback, increasing their risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will reprogram the software for the folding seat module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 6, 2026. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. The manufacturer's number for this recall is N262555780. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on June 18, 2026.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 26V394000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about seats on these vehicles: 3, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 26V-394
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Cadillac	Vistiq	2026	3

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

1 service bulletin on this component came first

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

25V-299 May 8, 2025
Front passenger seat head restraint may have been improperly welded to the seat frame
22V-724 Sep 29, 2022
Driver's seat may have a stripped or loose bolt at the seat frame height-adjust pivot
22V-375 May 26, 2022
Front passenger seat may have a hook attachment that was not properly welded, allowing it to separate from the inboard track of the seat frame
22V-359 May 19, 2022
Driver's seat cushion frame may have an improper weld in the power tilt-adjustment mechanism
20V-735 Nov 25, 2020
During general assembly, a repair involved removal of one or both front seats
20V-537 Sep 3, 2020
Rear attachment bolts of one or both front seats may not have been installed