1978 Cadillac Seville: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1978 Cadillac Seville. The newest campaign is 79V197000. NHTSA received the report on 30 Aug 1979. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System / Fuel Rail. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for 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, 79V197000, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace the existing hose with a hypalon hose and new clamps. Dealer will also check the pressure of the fuel system at no cost to owner.
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.
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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. 42,083 units in total.
79V197000Received . 41,508 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System / Fuel Rail
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Due to fuel hose connection deterioration, the fuel hose connection from the underbody fuel pipe to the fuel rail at the rear of the engine may leak gasoline.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace the existing hose with a hypalon hose and new clamps. Dealer will also check the pressure of the fuel system at no cost to owner.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
77V243000Received . 575 units.
Unknown or Other
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace existing console with one that contains a lid latching mechanism, without charge to owner.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..
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
2 complaints, 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting | 1 |
| Interior Lighting | 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
- 12 May 2008
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
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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 1978 Cadillac SevilleThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1978 Cadillac Seville: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/cadillac/seville/1978/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- 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 1978 Cadillac Seville?
- 42,083 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Cadillac Seville have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 31 recall campaigns for the Cadillac Seville, model years 1976 to 2004. 2 of them name the 1978 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1978 Cadillac Seville name most often?
- Exterior Lighting: 1 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1978 Cadillac Seville open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.