Model year record

1981 Pontiac Lemans

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

Pontiac Lemans, 1978–1981 generation — Pictured: the 1978–1981 generation. Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 81V025000

Suspension: rear

Component: Suspension: rear
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected: 5,821,160
Reported to NHTSA: 1981-02-25
Owners notified: 1981-03-09

Defect description

THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE LOWER REAR CONTROL ARM TO THE FRAME MAY FRACTURE. THE REAR CONTROL ARM SUPPORTS AND POSITIONS THE REAR AXLE. FRACTURE OF THE BOLTS WOULD ALLOW THE CONTROL ARM TO DROP FREE.

Manufacturer remedy

BOTH REAR CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT BOLTS WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT 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 Pontiac Lemans model years

1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 198819811980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1971 1968 1967

All Pontiac Lemans 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.