{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2018481","date":"2018-09-07","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Electrical","summary":"On certain vehicles equipped with heated front seats, the seat heating element may become damaged, causing localized over-heating. In a situation where the vehicle is started remotely and the heated seats are turned on, the seat could over-heat and melt, creating an increased risk of a fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the body control module to deactivate the heated seat function when the vehicle is started remotely.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"18286","part_number":null,"units":2488,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Circuit électrique","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Dans certains véhicules, l’élément chauffant des sièges avant pourrait être endommagé, provoquer une surchauffe localisée et une fusion des sièges, ainsi qu’accroître les risques d’incendie pouvant causer des blessures et/ou des dommages matériels, si les véhicules sont démarrés à distance et que les sièges sont sous tension. Mesure corrective : les détaillants doivent reprogrammer le module de commande approprié, afin que la fonction de siège chauffant soit désactivée lorsque les véhicules sont démarrés à distance."},"vehicles":[{"year":2014,"make":"CADILLAC","model":"CTS","vehicle_id":"2014_cadillac_cts","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2015,"make":"CADILLAC","model":"CTS","vehicle_id":"2015_cadillac_cts","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2016,"make":"CADILLAC","model":"CTS","vehicle_id":"2016_cadillac_cts","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/2018481"}