Vehicle profile

1990 Cadillac Seville

Base · Midsize Cars

3 federal recalls illustration
Illustration of a 1990 Cadillac Seville

Specifications

What's under the hood.

Horsepower
180 hp
Cylinders
8-cyl
Displacement
4.5L
Fuel
Premium gasoline
Transmission
Automatic 4-spd
Drive
FWD
Body class
Midsize Cars
Doors
4

Federal recall campaigns

3 federal recall campaigns.

1990 Cadillac Seville

How this compares

Most-affected system
AIR BAGS — 1 of 3 (33.3%)

Derived from the federal campaign record across 1990 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.

  • 90E043004

    AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

    THREADED INFLATOR COMPONENTS MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY WHICH MAY ALLOW COMPONENTS TO SEPARATE WHEN INFLATOR RECEIVES A SIGNAL TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAG.

    Consequence: INFLATOR COMPONENT SEPARATION ALLOWS HOT COMBUSTION GASESTO ESCAPE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.

    Remedy: REPLACE AIR BAG MODULES CONTAINING POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE INFLATORS.

    30/10/1990

  • 90V028000

    SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

    MISALIGNED REAR SEAT SAFETY BELT SHOULDER RETRACTOR ASSEMBLIES COULD CAUSE PENDULUM INTERFERENCE, CAUSING THE BELT TO REMAIN IN LOCKED POSITION OR TO TRAVEL FREELY WITHOUT LOCKING.

    Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A PANIC STOP OR ACCIDENT, IF THE BELT RETRACTOR INERTIA LOCK DOES NOT ENGAGE, THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANT WOULD HAVE AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY.

    Remedy: REALIGN REAR SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY.

    12/02/1990

  • 90V164000

    POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT

    TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE MAY DISENGAGE FROM THE FROM THE FLOOR SHIFT CONTROL WITH LOSS OF GEAR INDICATOR REFERENCE AND SHIFT SELECTOR OPERATION.

    Consequence: DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL GEARPOSITION THE TRANSAXLE IS IN, WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENTAND AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

    Remedy: INSTALL A TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP TO PREVENT CABLE DISENGAGEMENT.

    06/09/1990

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{
  "id": "9jjk4kyq7oyhekb",
  "year": 1990,
  "make": "Cadillac",
  "model": "Seville",
  "trim": "Seville",
  "submodel": "Base",
  "horsepower": 180,
  "cylinders": 8,
  "displacement_l": 4.5,
  "transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
  "drive_type": "FWD",
  "fuel_type": "Premium gasoline",
  "body_class": "Midsize Cars",
  "image_url": "https://f005.backblazeb2.com/file/vehicle/vehicle-images/1990-cadillac-seville-1754845044182-fc0f7916.jpeg",
  "image_type": "illustration",
  "recall_count": 3
}
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