General Motors has issued a recall for the 2021 Cadillac Escalade and 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV models due to an issue with the vehicles’ overhead console safety warning lights.
The problem: affected vehicles may have front-passenger seat belt and airbag status telltale lights in the overhead console with poor daytime visibility. This is because these warning lights may be set to “night mode” when the vehicle is started using the remote starter when the vehicle is turned off and re-started after approximately ten minutes without opening the door.
The hazards: in the daytime, if “night mode” is active, these overhead console warning lights may not be visible, as required by the applicable Federal and Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. During the daytime, the driver and front passenger may not be informed that the front passenger is unbuckled or has a deactivated airbag, which could increase the risk of passenger injury in a crash or high-speed braking event.
The fix: dealers are instructed to reprogram the body control module in affected vehicles. This BCM update will be performed at no cost to the vehicle owner and should take about an hour to complete.
Affected components: body control module, overhead console warning lights.
Affected vehicles:
- 2021 Cadillac Escalade
- 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV
Owners should: GM will notify owners of affected vehicles and instruct them to make an appointment with their dealer. If owners are unsure whether or not their vehicle is affected by this recall, they can visit my.gm.com/
Contacts:
- GM recall number: N202319980
- Cadillac customer service: 1-877-248-2080
- NHTSA Toll Free: 1-888-327-4236
- NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
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Comments
And so the beta testing begins…
Yeah, this is absolutely outrageous, how dare GM sell a car with an airbag telltale light dimmer than maximum brighness!!! i want my money back, this beta, beta, i don’t like BETAA!!
Calm down virgin and happy holidays!
Recalls on 2021 Escalades, TSBs for 2021 Tahoes and Suburbans…GM didn’t think this total rehab on these platforms out very well.
That is why i am waiting for 2022. Rule one … never buy the first year model change.
GM cutting corners and making a lot of crap lately! Recalls every day.
Yeah this is a huge mistake by GM, how can i drive my Escalade with a dimmer airbag light!
The 1st few years of ownership of these unnecessary behemoths are going to be a nightmare… safer to wait until 2023
Exactly, all the fat cat new Escalade owners are going through a dreadful nightmare right now while driving at full throttle towards Cadillac service centers. Because undoubtedly you can’t live with a dimmer airbag light than maximum brightness.
Hmm BCM should have OTA capabilities like the Corvette as they are using the new wiring architecture, may need to see if an update is available via the infotainment screen to install.
From these few comments it obvious you do not know much about software and software testing. If you read it, it’s only when a second start is initiated and the doors were not opened after the first start and the setting was in nite mode on the first. Therefore, at night it would not be noticable. The important thing is the car shut off after a X number of minutes for safety when using remote start. Kids will play with keys and it is possible the vehicle could start while in a closed garage.
First year of production on almost every vehicle platform results in increased problems per vehicle. GM does seem to have a few more than average.