2009 Cadillac DTS Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 3%of 35 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 1,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2009 Cadillac DTS, 3% of the 35 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 1,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 2009 Cadillac DTS. While driving at approximately 50 MPH, the contact crashed the vehicle into the front driver side of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained shoulder injuries and the passenger sustained bruises to the chest from the seat belt, which both required medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 1,500.”
NHTSA complaint #10679308, filed 2015-01, 1,500 milesRelated service bulletins
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Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Cadillac DTS
12 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsSeats
5 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Cadillac DTS
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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