Vehicle profile

1998 Cadillac DeVille

Sedan · Large Cars

3 federal recalls illustration
Illustration of a 1998 Cadillac DeVille

Specifications

What's under the hood.

Horsepower
275 hp
Cylinders
8-cyl
Displacement
4.6L
Fuel
Gasoline
Transmission
Automatic 4-spd
Drive
FWD
Body class
Large Cars
Doors
4

Federal recall campaigns

3 federal recall campaigns.

1998 Cadillac DeVille

How this compares

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

Derived from the federal campaign record across 1998 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.

  • 97V183000

    VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES, HEARSES AND LIMOUSINES. THE CANISTER PURGE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS HARNESS ON THESE VEHICLES WAS MISROUTED.

    Consequence: THE HARNESS COULD INTERFERE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THROTTLE LINKAGE PREVENTING RETURN TO A CLOSED THROTTLE.

    Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR PROPER ROUTING OF THE HARNESS, CORRECT AS NECESSARY, AND INSTALL A PLASTIC TIE STRAP TO THE HARNESS.

    27/10/1997

  • 97V232000

    STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH HOOD HINGE PIVOT BOLTS WHICH CAN BREAK DUE TO AN IMPROPER HEAT TREAT CONDITION. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 219, "WINDSHIELD ZONE INTRUSION." A BROKEN BOLT CAN CAUSE EITHER THE CORNER OF THE HOOD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD TO RAISE, OR ONE SIDE OF THE HOOD TO BE UNSTABLE WHEN OPENED.

    Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE HOOD COULD BE PUSHED BACK THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD GLASS POSSIBLY INJURING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.

    Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOOD HINGE PIVOT BOLTS.

    18/12/1997

  • 00V217000

    AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THE SIDE IMPACT SENSOR MODULES HAVE QUALITY PROBLEMS THAT CAN CAUSE AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS. THESE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOY WITH LESS FORCE THAN A FRONTAL AIR BAG AND ARE DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY.

    Consequence: HOWEVER, AN OCCUPANT CAN RECEIVE SOME INJURY FROM A DEPLOYMENT.

    Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT SENSING MODULES. IF THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE SIDE AIR BAGS TEMPORARILY DISCONECTED, THE TEMPORARY DISCONNECT WILL BE REMOVED BEFORE REPLACING THE SIDE IMPACT SENSING MODULES.

    11/08/2000

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GET /v1/vehicles/krn29dqy3ho1944
{
  "id": "krn29dqy3ho1944",
  "year": 1998,
  "make": "Cadillac",
  "model": "DeVille",
  "trim": "DeVille",
  "submodel": "Sedan",
  "horsepower": 275,
  "cylinders": 8,
  "displacement_l": 4.6,
  "transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
  "drive_type": "FWD",
  "fuel_type": "Gasoline",
  "body_class": "Large Cars",
  "image_url": "https://vehicle.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/vehicles/1998/Cadillac/DeVille/1998_Cadillac_DeVille_80ec7b79_00001_.png",
  "image_type": "illustration",
  "recall_count": 3
}
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