Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1989 Cadillac Deville, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Vehicle speed control19
- Engine and engine cooling8
- Service brakes, hydraulic7
- Electrical system5
- Power train4
- Wheels3
- Structure3
- Fuel system, gasoline3
- Steering2
- Seat belts2
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 3 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 5 1989 Deville vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 3 people died inside them, and 1 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 1989 Cadillac Deville failed the safety check 0.55% of the time — 32% less often than the average 1989 passenger car (0.81%). Median odometer at inspection: 89,192 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
In Finland
6 of these cars first registered in 1989 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 285,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0
Recalls
No recall campaigns cover the 1989 Cadillac Deville.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words