1994 Pontiac Firebird: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1994 Pontiac Firebird. The campaign is 93V199000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Dec 1993. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has 58 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 93V199000, in the NHTSA record
Reroute any misrouted fuel lines to the proper position, and replace any fuel line bundle where the outer shell has been melted through.
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
1 campaign. 6,807 units in total.
93V199000Received . 6,807 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The fuel lines on these vehicles may have been misrouted and may contact the "air" check valve. The high temperatures from the "air" check valve could allow it to melt through and damage a fuel line.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A fuel line which has been damaged by the heat of the"air" check valve may leak fuel into the engine compartment where it couldresult in a fire if exposed to a source of ignition.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Reroute any misrouted fuel lines to the proper position, and replace any fuel line bundle where the outer shell has been melted through.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 94-C-09 / 94-C-01. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
58 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.
- 1994 Pontiac Firebird
- All 1994 vehicles
| Component | 1994 Firebird | All 1994 vehicles | Firebird, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 225.4 | 46.2 | 79.2 | 16 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 126.8 | 176.8 | 170.1 | 9 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 98.6 | 111.5 | 80.5 | 7 |
| Structure | 84.5 | 48.2 | 46.8 | 6 |
| Steering | 70.4 | 34.6 | 48.1 | 5 |
| Electrical System | 70.4 | 73.1 | 109.1 | 5 |
| Power Train | 56.3 | 95.9 | 67.5 | 4 |
| Visibility | 42.3 | 72 | 33.8 | 3 |
| Air Bags | 42.3 | 56.9 | 54.5 | 3 |
| Tires | 42.3 | 35.7 | 16.9 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 10
- Complaints that report a fire
- 10
- Injuries in the complaints
- 14
- Deaths in the complaints
- 1
- Date of the newest complaint
- 31 Aug 2010
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
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA97024 | Engineering analysis | FUEL TUBE RETAINING CLIP FAILURE | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 13 Nov 1997 | 29 Sep 1998 | |
| PE97036 | Preliminary evaluation | FUEL TUB RETAINING CLIP FAILURE | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 24 Jul 1997 | 13 Nov 1997 |
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.
- 19671
- 19682
- 19692
- 19701
- 19711
- 19721
- 19732
- 19743
- 19751
- 19762
- 19771
- 19781
- 19792
- 19802
- 19811
- 19823
- 19832
- 19846
- 19854
- 19862
- 19871
- 19882
- 19892
- 19902
- 19913
- 19922
- 19930
- 19941
- 19951
- 19960
- 19971
- 19980
- 19991
- 20000
- 20010
- 20021
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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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 1994 Pontiac FirebirdThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1994 Pontiac Firebird: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/pontiac/firebird/1994/. 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 1994 Pontiac Firebird?
- 6,807 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Pontiac Firebird have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 40 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Firebird, model years 1967 to 2002. 1 of them names the 1994 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1994 Pontiac Firebird name most often?
- Fuel System, Gasoline: 16 of 71 component mentions, or 225.4 per 1,000. For all 1994 vehicles the figure is 46.2 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1994 Pontiac Firebird open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.