1981 Buick Skylark: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1981 Buick Skylark. The newest campaign is 81V038000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Mar 1981. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 81V038000, in the NHTSA record
A new ground cable will be installed free of charge.
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 . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 130,593 units in total.
81V038000Received . 105,130 units.
Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The engine-to-body ground cable on certain vehicles may have been damaged during manufacture. The cable could eventually break due to the relative motion between the engine and body during vehicle operation.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
A new ground cable will be installed free of charge.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
80V129000Received . 25,463 units.
Steering / Hydraulic Power Assist / Hose, Piping, and Connections
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved vehicles may have been assembled with the power steering hose incorrectly routed. The power steering hose may then contact the exhaust manifold, resulting in deterioration and eventual failure of the hose and leakage of power steering fluid onto the exhaust manifold.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the hoses and inlet pipe and add a clip at no charge to owner.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
1 complaint, 5 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 3 May 1995
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA87006 | Engineering analysis | POWER ST. ASSIST | Steering | 16 Dec 1986 | 19 Sep 1988 | |
| DP83008 | Defect petition | LOCKED POWER STEERING SYSTEM | Unknown or Other | 23 Mar 1983 | 20 Jul 1983 | |
| DP82010 | Defect petition | TRANS. LOCKUPS AND TRANS. HARD SHIFTING | Power Train | 20 May 1982 | 18 Oct 1982 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
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.
- NHTSA page of the 1981 Buick SkylarkThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1981 Buick Skylark: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/skylark/1981/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
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
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1981 Buick Skylark?
- 130,593 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Buick Skylark have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 50 recall campaigns for the Buick Skylark, model years 1966 to 2000. 2 of them name the 1981 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1981 Buick Skylark name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 1 of 5 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1981 Buick Skylark open?
- No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.