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1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser. The newest campaign is 97V217000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Nov 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip. NHTSA has 17 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, 97V217000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect these vehicles and replace the ABS modulator.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 281,289 units in total.

  1. 97V217000Received . 56,701 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The antilock brake system (ABS) modulator can corrode and leak fluid from the front brake circuit.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Brake fluid leakage can reduce brake effectiveness and increase stopping distances.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect these vehicles and replace the ABS modulator.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 91V186000Received . 224,588 units.

    Latches/Locks/Linkages / Hood / Latch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Secondary hood latch assemblies can corrode, causing a high latch release effort and possibly preventing the hood from latching properly when it is closed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the secondary hood latch is not properly engaged, andthe primary hood latch was also not engaged, the hood could open and contact thewindshield while the vehicle was in motion, reducing the forward vision area ofthe driver and resulting in a possible vehicle accident without prior warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install a new secondary hood latch assembly.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

17 complaints, 19 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.

1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Seat Belts6
Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
Electrical System3
Air Bags2
Seats2
Service Brakes, Air1
Unknown or Other1
Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
3
Injuries in the complaints
5
Deaths in the complaints
1
Date of the newest complaint
3 Feb 2004

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.

Complaints about the 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 4 complaints.

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.

  1. 19771
  2. 19781
  3. 19791
  4. 19830
  5. 19841
  6. 19851
  7. 19861
  8. 19872
  9. 19881
  10. 19890
  11. 19912
  12. 19922
  13. 19930
  14. 19940

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/oldsmobile/custom-cruiser/1992/. 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.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser?
281,289 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 Custom Cruiser have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser, model years 1977 to 1994. 2 of them name the 1992 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser name most often?
Seat Belts: 6 of 19 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.