The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Cadillac ATS sedan vehicles manufactured April 23, 2012, to September 2, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the coil antenna module that powers the rear defogger system may generate excessive heat due to excessive cycling or continuous operation.
The risk
If the coil antenna generates excessive heat, there is an increased risk of a fire.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the Electronic Climate Control module to remove the automatic rear defogger "on" function, free of charge. The recall began on October 16, 2015. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 15299.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac ATS | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
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 ATS | 2013 | 160 | 6 |
| Cadillac ATS | 2014 | 104 | 4 |
| Cadillac ATS | 2015 | 30 | 4 |
| Cadillac ATS | 2016 | 32 | 3 |
Other visibility recalls in 2015
21 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the visibility; General Motors LLC filed 272 campaigns in all.
| 15V785000 23 Nov 2015 | Supreme Corporation |
| 15V689000 22 Oct 2015 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 15V684000 21 Oct 2015 | Corp. Micro Bird Inc. |
| 15V609000 29 Sept 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V599000 24 Sept 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V553000 2 Sept 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V547000 1 Sept 2015 | Spartan Motors USA |
| 15V530000 19 Aug 2015 | Thor Motor Coach |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015