1995 Oldsmobile 98: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1995 Oldsmobile 98. The newest campaign is 94V190000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Oct 1994. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Headlights. NHTSA has 30 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, 94V190000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the headlamp module.
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
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 3,484 units in total.
94V190000Received . 1,997 units.
Exterior Lighting / Headlights
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
These vehicles were assembled with lighting control modules which can experience excessive current leakage due to damaged surface mounting capacitors. This can cause loss of head lamps and parking lamps.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Sudden loss of headlamps can cause reduced driver visibility which can result in a vehicle accident. Also, the head lamps cannot be turned off, or they may turn on while the vehicle is parked, resulting in loss of battery charge and inability to restart the car.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the headlamp module.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
94V138000Received . 1,487 units.
Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
A spring in the head lamp portion of the head park lamp switch can fail preventing latching of the head lamp portion of the switch in the "on" position.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The head lamps would not stay illuminated resulting in reduced driver visibility.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect head/park lamp switch build date codes and replace switches with suspect date codes.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
30 complaints, 71 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1995 Oldsmobile 98
- All 1995 vehicles
| Component | 1995 98 | All 1995 vehicles | 98, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility | 98.6 | 61 | 38.4 | 7 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 84.5 | 144.8 | 93.5 | 6 |
| Unknown or Other | 84.5 | 19.6 | 26.4 | 6 |
| Suspension | 84.5 | 49.1 | 31.2 | 6 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 70.4 | 137.3 | 177.5 | 5 |
| Air Bags | 70.4 | 71.4 | 79.1 | 5 |
| Exterior Lighting | 70.4 | 22.5 | 24 | 5 |
| Structure | 56.3 | 40.2 | 38.4 | 4 |
| Power Train | 56.3 | 108.5 | 60 | 4 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 56.3 | 36.2 | 38.4 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 22 Jan 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 1995 Oldsmobile 98The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1995 Oldsmobile 98: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/oldsmobile/98/1995/. 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 1995 Oldsmobile 98?
- 3,484 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Oldsmobile 98 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 30 recall campaigns for the Oldsmobile 98, model years 1967 to 1999. 2 of them name the 1995 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1995 Oldsmobile 98 name most often?
- Visibility: 7 of 71 component mentions, or 98.6 per 1,000. For all 1995 vehicles the figure is 61 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1995 Oldsmobile 98 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.