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1980 Oldsmobile Toronado: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1980 Oldsmobile Toronado. The newest campaign is 80V130000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Oct 1980. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control / Gas Recirculation Valve (Egr Valve). 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, 80V130000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will reroute the egr wiring harness to prevent any contact between the egr switch mounting bracket and the air cleaner assembly. Also, the engine wiring harness at the back of the generator will be modified by installing a terminal end connector at no charge to owner.
NHTSA VIN lookup

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. 15,532 units in total.

  1. 80V130000Received . 12,362 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control / Gas Recirculation Valve (Egr Valve)

    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will reroute the egr wiring harness to prevent any contact between the egr switch mounting bracket and the air cleaner assembly. Also, the engine wiring harness at the back of the generator will be modified by installing a terminal end connector at no charge to owner.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

  2. 79V229000Received . 3,170 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The tire placard (label) does not contain the recommended tire size information. Therefore, it does not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims".
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will install a new label with correct information at no cost 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.

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Complaints by component

2 complaints, 2 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.

1980 Oldsmobile Toronado: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Structure2
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
13 Aug 2002

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 1980 Oldsmobile Toronado, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2002, with 2 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. 19671
  2. 19681
  3. 19751
  4. 19771
  5. 19791
  6. 19802
  7. 19811
  8. 19821
  9. 19831
  10. 19841
  11. 19851
  12. 19862
  13. 19871
  14. 19880
  15. 19892
  16. 19902
  17. 19911
  18. 19922
  19. 19950

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. 1980 Oldsmobile Toronado: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/oldsmobile/toronado/1980/. 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 1980 Oldsmobile Toronado?
15,532 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 Toronado have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 17 recall campaigns for the Oldsmobile Toronado, model years 1967 to 1995. 2 of them name the 1980 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1980 Oldsmobile Toronado name most often?
Structure: 2 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1980 Oldsmobile Toronado open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.