Vehicle recall 98V115000 · May 26, 1998
Cadillac Deville, Eldorado and 1 more model
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags can occur due to water intrusion.
- Consequence
- Deployment of the air bag without warning could cause a driver to lose vehicle control increasing the risk of a vehicle crash and personal injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will clean the exterior case of the sensing and diagnostic module (sdm) and appply a potting compound to the sdm case and electrical connector body.
- Notes
- Owner notification began during September 1998.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Cadillac at 1-800-458-8006.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-326-4237).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V115000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 26, 1998
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Owner notification
- September 28, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 102,627
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Air bags
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Cadillac Deville (1995): 1995
- Cadillac Eldorado (1995): 1995
- Cadillac Seville (1995): 1995
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