Opel: recalls by model and year

Name: Opel recall campaigns
Creator: Recall Register
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

NHTSA lists 5 vehicle recall campaigns for Opel. The register has 1 model line of the make, model years 1964 to 1970. NHTSA has no complaint on file for the make.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 15 May 2019. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

Model lines

1 model line, in the order of the number of complaints.

Opel: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model line	Model years	Campaigns	Complaints	Complaints for each model year	Component with the most mentions
Kadett	7	5	0	0.0

This table compares the model lines of Opel only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 5 of 5.

77V049000Received 6 Apr 1977. 155,035 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On the involved vehicles, both the fuel line to the fuel inlet pipe connection and fuel inlet pipe to carburetor connection may separate in service, resulting in underhood fuel leakage.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install clamps on fuel line and repair fuel inlet pipe to carburetor, without charge to owner.
Report filed by GEN MTRS CORP-OVERSEAS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 24 Oct 1977. The campaign has 7 make, model and year entries.
77V048000Received 6 Apr 1977. 128,700 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On the involved vehicles, a rear-end impact at closing speeds of about 10 m.p.h. Or less could result in the fuel tank being punctured by a taillight mounting bolt.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will install protective caps over each of the three right rear taillight mounting bolts, without charge to owner.
Report filed by GEN MTRS CORP-OVERSEAS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 24 Oct 1977. The campaign has 3 make, model and year entries.
71V176000Received 6 Oct 1971. 100,661 units.
Visibility / Windshield
Report filed by GEN MTRS CORP-OVERSEAS. The campaign has 11 make, model and year entries.
69V132000Received 30 Sep 1969. 39,856 units.
Seats
Report filed by GEN MTRS CORP-OVERSEAS. The campaign has 1 make, model and year entry.
69V002000Received 7 Aug 1969. 20,978 units.
Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages
Report filed by GEN MTRS CORP-OVERSEAS. The campaign has 1 make, model and year entry.

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Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Opel vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report.

Complaints about Opel vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them.

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Opel: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/opel/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 15 May 2019
Investigations that name the make: 0
Units in the campaigns: 445,230

Manufacturers in the recall file: GEN MTRS CORP-OVERSEAS.

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Opel model lines are on the register?: One: the Kadett, with 5 recall campaigns and no complaint.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Opel?: 445,230 units in 5 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.