GM recalls 29,347 Cadillac OPTIQ over power windows

General Motors is recalling 29,347 Cadillac OPTIQ vehicles because the front power windows may not detect an obstruction and reverse when closed using the key fob's express-up function. The recall, filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as campaign 26V612000 and received on September 24, 2026, covers certain 2025 to 2027 model year vehicles.

What is wrong

NHTSA's summary explains the specific trigger: when a front window is closed remotely, using the key fob's express-up function rather than a switch inside the car, the window may fail to detect an obstruction in its path and fail to reverse direction as it is designed to. Because of that, the vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 118, which governs power window systems. The consequence NHTSA lists is a pinch injury: a closing window that does not reverse as expected can pinch a passenger, such as a hand or arm left in the frame, before the window retracts.

The fix

GM will update the body control module software, free of charge, either over the air or, for vehicles the over-the-air update does not reach, at a dealer. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on November 9, 2026.

What to do now

Until the update reaches your vehicle, the safer practice is to avoid using the key fob to close the front windows remotely, particularly with a child near the vehicle, and to watch the window as it closes if you do use that function. The VIN lookup tells you whether a specific OPTIQ is included. How a vehicle recall remedy works covers what a manufacturer owes owners, including for an over-the-air fix. The campaign is on the vehicle recalls tracker and the live recall index beside the week's other filings.