Model year record

1977 Cadillac Fleetwood

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints in our copy of the federal file.

Cadillac Fleetwood, 1977–1979 generation — Pictured: the 1977–1979 generation. Eric Friedebach, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 78V189000

Unknown or other

Component: Unknown or other
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected: 388,867
Reported to NHTSA: 1978-08-30
Owners notified: 1978-09-18

Defect description

IF PAPER OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ARE PLACED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ASHTRAY RECEPTACLE, THEY COULD BECOME IGNITED AND FLAMES FROM THE FIRE MAY REACH THE INTERIOR OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNER WILL BE SENT A METAL HEAT SHIELD TO BE INSTALLED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, EITHER BY THE OWNER OR BY THE DEALER.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.

Other Cadillac Fleetwood model years

1998 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1981 1979 197819771972 1971

All Cadillac Fleetwood recalls by year

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.