The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Cadillac CTS vehicles manufactured June 10, 2013, through February 26, 2014. If the vehicle is turned off with wiper functionality left on and the wipers then become restricted, such as when covered in ice or snow, and the vehicle's battery goes dead and needs to be jump started, upon being jump started, the wipers will be inoperative.
The risk
An inoperative windshield wiper system may decrease the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front wiper module, free of charge. The recall began on July 14, 2104. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14157.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac CTS | 2014 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac CTS | 2014 | 146 | 6 |
Other visibility recalls in 2014
10 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the visibility; General Motors LLC filed 272 campaigns in all.
| 14V783000 9 Dec 2014 | ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC |
| 14V658000 20 Oct 2014 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 14V648000 16 Oct 2014 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 14V484000 6 Aug 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V473000 1 Aug 2014 | Nova Bus |
| 14V403000 2 Jul 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V404000 2 Jul 2014 | General Motors LLC |
| 14V387000 1 Jul 2014 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014