NHTSA campaign 16V802000 · Manufacturer campaign 16096
Cadillac and GMC Recall 16V-802: Front Brake Calipers may Leak Brake Fluid
NHTSA recall 16V802000 (Manufacturer campaign 16096) was reported by General Motors LLC on November 4, 2016, with 1,844 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Cadillac XT5 and GMC Acadia for the 2017 model year. Owners were notified on December 12, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V802000 (also written 16V-802 or 16V802)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 16096
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,844 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc — Caliper
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 98.21% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V802000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Cadillac
Cadillac XT5
GMC
GMC Acadia
- 2017 · Vehicles built April 19, 2016 – April 22, 2016 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V802000.
Defect description
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2017 Cadillac XT5 vehicles manufactured April 16, 2016, to May 9, 2016, and 2017 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured April 19, 2016, to April 22, 2016. The front brake calipers may have a torn or misaligned caliper piston seal which may allow brake fluid to leak.
Safety consequence
If there is a brake fluid leak, braking performance may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front brake calipers, replacing the brake caliper assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2016. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 16096.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V802000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.