Recall Register

1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass. The newest campaign is 82V021000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Mar 1982. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Filler Pipe and Cap. NHTSA has 1 complaint 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, 82V021000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will inspect and replace the hose clamps on the fuel tank filler pipe and vent pipe at no cost to owner.
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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. 599,015 units in total.

  1. 82V021000Received . 519,329 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Filler Pipe and Cap

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Under certaain conditions, the hose clamps on the fuel tank filler pipe and fuel tank filler vent pipe could fracture. The fracture of these clamps could cause fuel leakage at any of the four pipe to hose connections. Leakage can occur during refueling, or while driving, if the fuel tank is above 3/4 full.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and replace the hose clamps on the fuel tank filler pipe and vent pipe at no cost to owner.

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

  2. 82V012000Received . 79,686 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Under certain vehicle operating conditions, the governor weight retainer in the injection pump may fail. The throttle valve could stick, preventing return to idle and shut down of the engine by the driver.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace the governor weight assembly in the injection pump at no cost 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, 1 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.

1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Seat Belts1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
27 Jan 1997

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 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1997, with 1 complaint.

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. 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. 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/oldsmobile/cutlass/1982/. 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 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass?
599,015 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 1982 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass name most often?
Seat Belts: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.