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1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Recalls & Complaints

2

open safety recalls on record

Moderate

39 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.87 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Moderate96V245000

Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs

THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A FRACTURE OF THE WHEEL STUDS CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.

Remedy & full details

DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE VEHICLE'S WHEEL LUG NUTS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION.

THE WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION DURING ASSEMBLY.

Moderate96V018000

Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT CAN LOOSEN, FATIGUE, AND SEPARATE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION KNUCKLE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy & full details

DEALERS WILL INSPECT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT NUTS FOR PROPER TORQUE. IF THE BALL JOINT HAS LOOSENED, BOTH THE BALL JOINT AND THE KNUCKLE WILL BE REPLACED.

DEFECTIVE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT NUTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED AND CAN LOOSEN.

Complaint volume

39 this model-year 8 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

3Crashes
0Fires
7Injuries
0Deaths

Across 39 complaints. Severity Index 0.87.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic…2 · 5%Air Bags2 · 5%Unknown Or Other2 · 5%Structure · Body · Door2 · 5%Service Brakes, Hydraulic…2 · 5%Service Brakes, Hydraulic…2 · 5%Fuel System, Gasoline · D…2 · 5%Vehicle Speed Control2 · 5%
  1. Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip — 2 reports
  2. Air Bags — 2 reports
  3. Unknown Or Other — 2 reports
  4. Structure:Body:Door — 2 reports
  5. Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor — 2 reports
  6. Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Drum — 2 reports
  7. Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump — 2 reports
  8. Vehicle Speed Control — 2 reports
  9. Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) — 1 reports
  10. Power Train:Automatic Transmission — 1 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

1995 (5) · 1996 · 1998

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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