Model year record

1983 Oldsmobile Toronado

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

Oldsmobile Toronado, 1979–1985 generation — Pictured: the 1979–1985 generation. IFCAR, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 82V110000

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor

Component: Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected: 5,316
Reported to NHTSA: 1982-11-15
Owners notified: 1982-11-15

Defect description

DURING WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATION, THE NOISE SUPPRESION CAPACITOR IN THE WIPER MOTOR RELAY MAY OVERHEAT.

Manufacturer remedy

THE DEALER WILL MODIFY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR DELAY RELAY BY REMOVING THE NOISE SUPPRESION CAPACITOR. THIS WILL BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE.

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 Oldsmobile Toronado model years

1995 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 198419831982 1981 1980 1979 1977 1975 1968 1967

All Oldsmobile Toronado 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.