1997 Pontiac Firebird: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1997 Pontiac Firebird. The campaign is 96V219000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Nov 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Retractor. NHTSA has 49 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 96V219000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the seat belts for proper front seat belt retractor position. Retractors found to be improperly positioned will be reinstalled correctly.
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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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 1,573 units in total.
96V219000Received . 1,573 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Retractor
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
These vehicles were manufactured with seat belt retractors out of design position which can cause the retractor to lock-up on slopes less severe than the FMVSS requirement. This does not comply with FMVSS no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle collision, unbelted occupants are more at risk of injury than those using seat belts.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the seat belts for proper front seat belt retractor position. Retractors found to be improperly positioned will be reinstalled correctly.
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
49 complaints, 59 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.
- 1997 Pontiac Firebird
- All 1997 vehicles
| Component | 1997 Firebird | All 1997 vehicles | Firebird, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 237.3 | 100.8 | 163.3 | 14 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 101.7 | 43.7 | 34.9 | 6 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 101.7 | 128.6 | 79.8 | 6 |
| Seats | 84.7 | 13.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Power Train | 84.7 | 87.5 | 67.3 | 5 |
| Electrical System | 84.7 | 81.7 | 107.2 | 5 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 67.8 | 49.4 | 77.3 | 4 |
| Air Bags | 67.8 | 60.9 | 56.1 | 4 |
| Exterior Lighting | 33.9 | 25.4 | 44.9 | 2 |
| Structure | 33.9 | 40.1 | 44.9 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 5
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 4
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 26 Mar 2024
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.
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- NHTSA page of the 1997 Pontiac FirebirdThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Pontiac Firebird: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/pontiac/firebird/1997/. 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 1997 Pontiac Firebird?
- 1,573 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 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Pontiac Firebird name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 14 of 59 component mentions, or 237.3 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 100.8 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Pontiac Firebird open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.