# NHTSA recall 18V437000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 18V437000
- Manufacturer's number: 18228
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2018\-06\-28
- Owners notified: 2018\-08\-03
- Component: CHILD SEAT:LATCH STRAP; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 22043

## What is wrong

General Motors LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain 2016\-2018 Cadillac CT6 vehicles.  The inboard child seat anchorage bars may have had excess structural adhesive applied during assembly, which can interfere with the installation of a child seat.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."


## What can happen

If the child seat cannot be attached correctly to the anchorage bar, there is an increased the risk of injury.


## The remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, remove any excess adhesive, and apply anti\-corrosion primer to the inboard child seat anchorage bars, free of charge.  The recall began August 3, 2018.  Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1\-800\-458\-8006.  GM's number for this recall is 18228.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-01\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 22043
- Reported remedied: 20404 \(92%\)
- Reported unreachable: 46
- Reported removed: 36

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 CADILLAC CT6](/makes/cadillac/ct6/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-09\-04 to 2017\-09\-21.
- [2017 CADILLAC CT6 PLUG\-IN HYBRID](/makes/cadillac/ct6/2017/recalls.md). Built 2015\-09\-04 to 2017\-09\-21. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2018 CADILLAC CT6 PLUG\-IN HYBRID](/makes/cadillac/ct6/2018/recalls.md). Built 2015\-09\-04 to 2017\-09\-21. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [PIT6180](/bulletins/11006317.md), 2024-08-13, Service bulletin
- [06\-00\-89\-029V](/bulletins/11000158.md), 2024-05-16, Service bulletin
- [PIT5745](/bulletins/10178303.md), 2020-08-10, Service bulletin
- [20NA080](/bulletins/10174297.md), 2020-04-27, Service bulletin
- [18NA343](/bulletins/10163230.md), 2019-07-29, Service bulletin
- [18NA343](/bulletins/10155117.md), 2019-03-25, Service bulletin
- [19NA001](/bulletins/10155040.md), 2019-03-25, Service bulletin
- [060850009J](/bulletins/10155012.md), 2019-03-25, Service bulletin
- [PIC6048J](/bulletins/10151861.md), 2018-12-17, Service bulletin
- [PIC6180A](/bulletins/10147366.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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