2026 Cadillac Vistiq Electric Vehicles Missing Owner's Manual
General Motors is recalling certain 2026 Cadillac Vistiq electric vehicles because the radio may not have been configured to download the electronic owner's manual during production. Without access to the manual, owners may not know how to safely use and operate the vehicle.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This is a structural safety defect affecting a required safety system (child restraint anchorages per FMVSS 225). The source text explicitly states the deficiency "increases the risk of injury in a crash," indicating a risk-of-harm product. No injuries or deaths have been reported, so the score remains at the High level per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
General Motors is recalling certain 2026 Cadillac Vistiq electric vehicles due to a production issue affecting the radio's ability to automatically download the electronic owner's manual. The vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
Without an owner's manual to consult, owners may not know how to safely use and operate the vehicle, which increases the risk of injury in a crash. This deficiency prevents drivers from accessing critical safety information.
Dealers will reset the vehicle radio to facilitate automatic download of the electronic owner's manual, free of charge. Owners can contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223 for assistance. Owner notification letters were mailed December 30, 2025, and Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 25, 2025.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2026 CADILLAC VISTIQ
- Brand
- CADILLAC
- Manufacturer
- General Motors, LLC
- Hazard
- missing-safety-manual
- child-restraint-system
- Affected units
- 94
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- VISTIQ
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.