Model year record

1980 Pontiac Sunbird

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

Pontiac Sunbird, 1976–1980 generation — Pictured: the 1976–1980 generation. Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 81V060000

Seat belts: front: retractor

Component: Seat belts: front: retractor
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected: 55,238
Reported to NHTSA: 1981-05-19
Owners notified: 1981-05-28

Defect description

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS IN THE REAR SEATING POSITIONS CONTAIN FIRST LOCK POSITIONS WHICH WILL NOT LOCK WHEN USED BY SMALLER PASSENGERS. THIS FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION".

Manufacturer remedy

ALL OWNERS WILL BE SENT A PRE-PAID POSTAGE CARD THAT IS TO BE FILLED OUT AND SENT BACK. THE CARD WILL INDICATE WHETHER THE SEAT BELTS ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IF DEALER INSPECTS SEAT BELTS, THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS WILL BE REPLACED, IF NECESSARY, 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 Sunbird model years

2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 198319801979 1978 1977 1976

All Pontiac Sunbird 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.