The Cadillac CTS is being recalled over an issue related to the model’s heated seats.
The defect: damaged seat heaters could potentially catch fire.
The hazards: the damaged seat heaters could catch fire when no one is inside the vehicle. For example, when the CTS has been remotely started, the flexible heating mats under the seat may be damaged with time and begin producing excess heat.
The recall comes after a 2015 Cadillac CTS caught fire after an owner used the remote start function with the heated seats active.
Affected components: seats. Notably, the recall only applies to CTS models with heated seats.
Affected vehicles:
Number of vehicles affected: 53,586 units (United States figure).
The fix: the necessary parts to fix damaged seat heater mats are not available at the time of this writing. In the interim, Cadillac has instructed dealers to disable the automatic activation of the heated seats when the CTS is remotely started in cold ambient temperatures. The operation as well as the fix will be free of charge to owners.
Owners should: await notification from Cadillac. The automaker filed the recall on September 7th, but it hasn’t yet provided a notification schedule for owners of affected vehicles.
Owners can also contact Cadillac customer service with questions by using the following information.
Contacts:
Cadillac retail sales were up 21 percent, with EV sales grew 37 percent.
A small detail that made the cut for the refreshed model.
Sales increased 6.9 percent to 16,560 units during the complete 2024 calendar year.
And performs quite favorable, too.
As the luxury marque's most affordable EV thus far.
