Cadillac Optiq Power Window Recall: Pinch Risk and Your California Lemon Law Rights

Recall 26V612000 (GM reference N262567230) covers 29,347 model-year 2025 through 2027 Cadillac Optiq electric SUVs whose front power windows may fail to detect an obstruction and reverse when they are closed with the key fob's express-up function. A window that keeps closing on a hand, arm, or head can pinch an occupant — the consequence NHTSA records. The fix is a body control module software update.

What the recall covers

GM reported recall 26V612000 on September 24, 2026. It covers 29,347 Cadillac Optiq SUVs from model years 2025 through 2027. The Optiq is Cadillac's compact electric SUV, and this campaign is separate from two earlier Optiq recalls: a 2025 tire-tread detachment campaign (25V704000) and a 2026 owner's-manual recall (26V114000).

What actually goes wrong

Power windows are designed with anti-pinch protection: if the glass meets resistance while rising, it stops and reverses. On the affected Optiqs, the front windows may not detect an obstruction and reverse when they are closed using the key fob's express-up function. Because a fob press can close a window while you are standing away from the vehicle, the person most likely to be hurt is a passenger — often a child — who does not know the window is about to rise.

What the fix is

GM will update the body control module software, free of charge, either at a dealer or over the air. A software-only remedy is usually quick, but it also leaves little paper trail if it arrives by an over-the-air push. If you take the vehicle in, get a repair order; if it arrives over the air, save a screenshot or notice with the date and confirm in the vehicle settings or through the dealer that the campaign shows as completed.

Is an Optiq with this recall a lemon?

Candidly, a software update that fixes the window behavior is usually just a recall, and this is not a case on its own. It becomes relevant when the window still does not reverse after the update, when the vehicle has repeated unresolved electrical or software faults, or when a young Optiq has spent many days in the shop. Anti-pinch failure is a safety defect — it can injure someone — so the shorter repair-attempt standard can come into play if the problem persists.

How a California buyback works

Under California's Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, a vehicle may qualify as a lemon if it has a warranty-covered defect that substantially impairs its use, value or safety and General Motors LLC or its authorized dealers cannot repair it after a reasonable number of attempts — or if it has been out of service for warranty repairs for more than 30 cumulative days. A defect likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven is held to a shorter standard: at least two repair attempts rather than four. If a claim succeeds, the manufacturer pays your attorney fees, so a consultation costs nothing out of pocket. Time limits apply and they depend on the vehicle and the manufacturer, so it is worth asking early rather than late.

Beyond the recall: Is my Optiq a lemon?

The Optiq is a new electric platform, and owners of first-generation EVs most often run into software and electrical problems: infotainment lockups, charging errors, driver-assist faults, warning messages, 12-volt battery drain, and door or window glitches. Repeated visits for the same fault are what matter. Write down each visit, the complaint you gave, and what the dealer did.

What to do next

Check your VIN, complete the free repair, and keep every document. If the problem comes back, or your Cadillac has other defects that keep returning to the shop, Mousavi Law Firm can review it at no cost — call 844-MOUSAVI.