Recall Register

1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass. The newest campaign is 81V036000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Mar 1981. The NHTSA record gives the component Wheels / Hubcap/Cover. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 81V036000, in the NHTSA record

The defective wheels will be replaced without charge.
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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.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 5,827,850 units in total.

  1. 81V036000Received . 6,690 units.

    Wheels / Hubcap/Cover

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    "tx" heavy duty wheels may have been manufactured with laminated steel. The wheel disc may fracture and the wheel and tire could partially or completely separate from the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The defective wheels will be replaced without charge.

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

  2. 81V025000Received . 5,821,160 units.

    Suspension / Rear

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The bolts that attach the lower rear control arm to the frame may fracture. The rear control arm supports and positions the rear axle. Fracture of the bolts would allow the control arm to drop free.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Both rear control arm attachment bolts will be replaced without charge.

    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

3 complaints, 8 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.

1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Fuel System, Gasoline2
Visibility2
Structure2
Engine and Engine Cooling2
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
6 Jan 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 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA86006Engineering analysisBRAKE BACKING PLATEService Brakes, Hydraulic27 Nov 198528 Nov 1988

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. 19671
  2. 19732
  3. 19743
  4. 19753
  5. 19761
  6. 19772
  7. 19785
  8. 19797
  9. 19804
  10. 19812
  11. 19822
  12. 19832
  13. 19842
  14. 19853
  15. 19863
  16. 19872
  17. 19886
  18. 19896
  19. 19906
  20. 19916
  21. 19923
  22. 19934
  23. 19944
  24. 19953
  25. 19960
  26. 19972
  27. 19982
  28. 19990

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. 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/oldsmobile/cutlass/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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
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 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass?
5,827,850 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 Cutlass have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 58 recall campaigns for the Oldsmobile Cutlass, model years 1967 to 1999. 2 of them name the 1981 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass name most often?
Fuel System, Gasoline: 2 of 8 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.