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2021 Cadillac XT4 problems

NHTSA lists 12 complaints for the 2021 Cadillac XT4, 1 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-08.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as CADILLAC XT4.

At a glance

Complaints
12
With crash
1
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
402
Investigations
1
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
685

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM433.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM325.0%
AIR BAGS18.3%
BACK OVER PREVENTION18.3%
ENGINE18.3%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING18.3%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING18.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE18.3%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE18.3%
POWER TRAIN18.3%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEDELIVERY1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
electrical electronic650.0%0.88
restraint or airbag216.7%0.93
fire or overheating18.3%0.85
loss of control18.3%0.63
mechanical failure18.3%0.84
unclear18.3%1.00
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate866.7%0.78
low216.7%0.41
high18.3%0.99
none18.3%1.00

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 12 tagged complaints of 12 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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1 recalls.

21V649000

Date: 2021-08-20. Systems: SEAT BELTS.

Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2021 Chevrolet Malibu and 2019-2021 Cadillac XT4 vehicles. The rear seat belt retractors may be improperly secured with loose or missing fasteners.

Consequence: An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not function properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and tighten the rear seat belt retractors, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 17, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N212333380.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

1 investigations; 0 open.

PE21010

Opened: 2021-04-09. Closed: 2023-08-24.

Air Bag Malfunction

On April 9, 2021, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened PE21-010 to investigate instances of air bag malfunction indicator light (MIL) illumination and potential for frontal air bag non-deployment in several vehicles manufactured by General Motors (GM). The vehicles included model year (MY) 2020 through 2021 CT4 and CT5 passenger cars, Sierra and Silverado trucks (1500/2500/3500 models

Systems: AIR BAGS.

Linked campaign numbers: None listed.

Manufacturer communications

685 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT193
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM153
UNKNOWN OR OTHER108
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING106
POWER TRAIN68
ENGINE64
WHEELS32
BACK OVER PREVENTION26

11037555

Date: 2026-09-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This PI provides Diagnostics tips on how the LIN bus works and how to diagnosis it.

11037253

Date: 2026-09-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.

11036392

Date: 2026-08-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This Preliminary information communicates to dealer to perform a MEC reset for wireless projection issues

11035340

Date: 2026-07-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

PI to help diagnose A/C concern

11034769

Date: 2026-06-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This Preliminary information communicates an issue with an OTA pending message still displayed after an OTA event and how to reset/clear the message.

11032763

Date: 2026-05-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This Preliminary information communicates to dealer to perform a MEC reset for wireless projection issues

11032764

Date: 2026-05-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Pi created to provide GM dealers with information on gathering information for projection issue

11030974

Date: 2026-04-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.

11030360

Date: 2026-03-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This preliminary information discusses a condition that may arise from the drivers window switch sending an errant message causing the vehicle to enter manual fob learn mode.

11030532

Date: 2026-03-21. Type: Over The Air. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Improvements to OnStar functionality.

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
XT412

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