The official Australian vehicle recalls register lists 406 Cadillac Lyriq and Vistiq vehicles, model years 2024 to 2026, in a General Motors Australia and New Zealand campaign over brake-control software that can cause a temporary loss of braking at low speeds.
The federal Vehicle Recalls register lists notice REC-006762 against GENERAL MOTORS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND PTY LTD. The campaign number is N26-2570900. The original published date is 9 November 2026, and the page was last updated on 12 November 2026. The notice does not say what changed on 12 November, and EV Select has not found an archived copy of the 9 November version to compare.
There is one combined entry for both models, not separate notices for the Lyriq and the Vistiq. The listed model is CADILLAC Lyriq & Vistiq, year range 2024–2026, 406 affected units, with variant applicability given as “All variants within this model.” The page does not split the 406 vehicles between the two nameplates. A VIN list, REC-006762-VIN-List-1.csv (7.56 KB), is attached to the notice. EV Select has not independently recounted the unique VINs in that file.
A different, earlier Cadillac campaign on the same register — REC-006420, campaign N25-2516740, published 5 September 2025 — covers 289 Lyriq vehicles from 2024–2025 for a headlamp high-beam software issue. That is a separate recall, not this braking campaign.
Official defect, hazard and remedy wording
The register describes the defect as follows:
Due to a software issue in the Brake System Control Module (BSCM), a temporary loss of braking may occur at low speeds. Normal braking function is restored when the brake pedal is pressed again.
The stated hazard is:
A temporary loss of braking performance could increase the risk of an accident causing injury or death to vehicle occupants and/or other road users.
The official consumer action is:
Owners of affected vehicles will be contacted by General Motors Australia asking them to schedule an appointment with their authorised dealer to have their vehicles rectified, free of charge.
The Australian notice does not describe the repair method beyond a free dealer rectification, and it does not mention an over-the-air software update.
The listed contact is:
- Cadillac Customer Communications Centre
- Phone: 1800 223 455
- Email: au.care@cadillac.com
- Website: https://www.cadillacanz.com/au-en
The Cadillac Australia and New Zealand homepage, checked on 12 November 2026, did not publish a notice of this recall in the text we could read. Owners can check the register notice and VIN list, or call the Cadillac Customer Communications Centre, to confirm whether their vehicle is affected.
United States filing is a different scope
A related General Motors safety recall has been filed with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as 26V717 (manufacturer recall number N262570900). EV Select verified the figures below against GM’s Part 573 Safety Recall Report, submitted on 29 October 2026. They describe the United States population. They should not be read as a description of the Australian campaign.
The US report gives a total of 67,380 potentially involved vehicles: certain 2023–2027 Cadillac Lyriq, 2024–2027 Chevrolet Blazer EV, 2025–2026 Cadillac Celestiq, and 2026–2027 Cadillac Vistiq vehicles. The Australian notice covers only the Lyriq and Vistiq, only the 2024–2026 model years, and 406 units. It does not include the Celestiq or the Blazer EV.
The US filing also limits the Lyriq and Blazer EV populations to vehicles with Performance All-Wheel Drive (pAWD, RPO X0E). The Celestiq and Vistiq entries in that report do not carry the same pAWD restriction in their vehicle-specific descriptive text. The Australian notice, by contrast, says all variants within this model. Owners should not assume the Australian 406 vehicles are only Performance AWD, or that they include the extra US model years or nameplates.
On the defect itself, the Part 573 report says the brake system control module “contains a software defect that may cause a temporary loss of braking at low speeds following a specific sequence of events. Normal brake function returns on the next brake press.” It identifies 24 field complaints potentially related to the condition, including 20 minor accidents, of which two had allegations of minor injuries, received by GM between 28 February 2024 and 11 June 2026. Those complaint and crash figures are from the US filing. The Australian register notice does not give Australian incident counts.
The US remedy is a brake-system control-module software update, which the report says can be delivered over the air for vehicles and owners that can accept it, or at a GM dealer. Owner notification in the United States is estimated to begin on 14 December 2026. None of that schedule, and no over-the-air option, is stated on the Australian notice.
Confirmed vs reported
Confirmed on the Australian register (REC-006762, checked 12 November 2026): campaign N26-2570900; published 9 November 2026 and last updated 12 November 2026; GM Australia and New Zealand; Cadillac Lyriq and Vistiq, 2024–2026, 406 units, all variants, in one combined entry with no unit split on the page; the defect, hazard and remedy wording quoted above; and the listed contact, 1800 223 455 and au.care@cadillac.com. A separate earlier Lyriq headlamp recall, REC-006420 (289 units, campaign N25-2516740), is a different campaign.
Not established: what changed in the 12 November update — the page records the date but does not describe the amendment, and no 9 November archive was found. The unique VIN count in the published CSV (REC-006762-VIN-List-1.csv, 7.56 KB) has not been independently recounted.
Confirmed from the US Part 573 report (NHTSA 26V717 / N262570900), and not to be read as the Australian scope: 67,380 vehicles; the US model mix and years set out above; Lyriq and Blazer EV limited to pAWD; 24 field complaints, 20 minor accidents and two minor-injury allegations; an over-the-air or dealer software update; and owner letters estimated to begin on 14 December 2026. The Australian notice does not support assuming that those US figures, years, the pAWD limit, the over-the-air remedy or the incident counts apply here.
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Sources
- Official Australian register notice REC-006762: https://www.vehiclerecalls.gov.au/recalls/rec-006762
- Related but separate Australian headlamp recall REC-006420: https://www.vehiclerecalls.gov.au/recalls/rec-006420
- NHTSA / GM Part 573 report, recall 26V717, submitted 29 October 2026: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V717-3733.pdf
- Cadillac Australia and New Zealand site (homepage check only): https://www.cadillacanz.com/au-en