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Cadillac Deville

Every Cadillac Deville model year on file, 1964 to 2005. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years2,712378 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years341964 to 2005

Recall campaigns25Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins3,133Summed across model years

By model year

The 1997 model year drew the most complaints, 269

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Cadillac Deville complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

552

Electrical system

461

Brakes

377

Airbags

297

Steering

276

Fuel system

247

Speed control

182

Powertrain

163

Visibility and wipers

161

Lighting

136

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Cadillac Deville model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Cadillac Deville by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2005	Sedan	95	11.6	198	1	0	539
2004	Sedan	167	13.2	418	1	0	470
2003	Sedan	145	11.0	439	4	0	477
2002	Sedan	176	13.1	677	5	0	464
2001	Sedan	175	14.9	796	4	1	426
2000	Sedan	225	15.6	714	5	1	375
1999	Sedan	187	20.3	850	1	2	80
1998	Sedan	237	9.3	988	3	3	78
1997	Sedan	269	5.6	1,416	2	5	74
1996	Sedan	218	8.7	1,090	2	5	47
1995	Sedan	129	14.0	697	2	6	52
1994	Sedan	127	15.7	794	0	4	34
1993	Sedan	92	27.2	383	1	0	8
1992	Not decoded	135	23.7	13,500	1	1	4
1991	Sedan	87	23.0	458	1	4	4
1990	Sedan	76	19.7	760	2	3	1
1989	Sedan	48	16.7	480	1	0	0
1988	Sedan	28	10.7	280	1	2	0
1987	Sedan	40	10.0	571	2	3	0
1986	Sedan	22	4.5	314	3	5	0
1985	Sedan	19	5.3	380	2	4	0
1984	Sedan	6	16.7	171	1	3	0
1983	Not decoded	5	20.0	500	1	3	0
1982	Coupe	3	66.7	150	2	1	0
1981	Not decoded	1	0.0	100	0	0	0
1979	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1978	Not decoded	0	None	None	4	0	0
1977	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1976	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	0
1974	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1973	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	0
1972	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1971	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1964	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	0

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Cadillac Deville

14V-355 Jun 23, 2014
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system
Electrical system · 3.14M vehicles
06E-043 May 19, 2006
Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or…
Fuel system · 88k vehicles
04V-110 Mar 4, 2004
Some passenger vehicles equipped with 4.0l v8 engines have a condition in which the nylon tubing used in the fuel rail construction may degrade…
Fuel system · 483k vehicles
03V-238 Jul 1, 2003
On certain cadillac deville and seville passenger vehicles, funeral coaches, and limousines equipped with a v8 (4.6l) engine, oldsmobile aurora…
Fuel system · 102k vehicles
03V-051 Feb 14, 2003
On certain mini vans, passenger and sport utility vehicles, some of these vehicles have a driver's side air bag that may not deploy as designed
Airbags · 130 vehicles
02V-227 Sep 5, 2002
Certain passenger vehicles contain driver and front passenger lap and/or shoulder belt retractors that may not remain locked up as designed during…
Seat belts · 269k vehicles
02V-222 Aug 9, 2002
Certain passenger, mini vans, and sport utility vehicles have an air bag inflator on the driver's side that could fracture at a weld during a…
Airbags · 133k vehicles
02V-067 Mar 6, 2002
Certain passenger vehicles were built with missing or under-torqued steering gear attachment bolts
Steering · 249 vehicles
01V-172 May 23, 2001
Vehicle description: certain sedans, hearse, and limousine vehicles fail to comply with requirements of fmvss no. 201, "occupant protection in…
Structure · 48k vehicles
00V-347 Oct 30, 2000
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, hearse, and limousines
Seat belts · 117k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.