Recall Register

1978 Pontiac Grand Lemans: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1978 Pontiac Grand Lemans. The newest campaign is 78V115000. NHTSA received the report on 24 May 1978. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Front Assembly / Head Restraint. NHTSA has no complaint 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, 78V115000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will replace incorrect head restraints with improved head restraints.
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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. 2,279 units in total.

  1. 78V115000Received . 1,643 units.

    Seats / Front Assembly / Head Restraint

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Incorrect head restraints may have been installed on the involved vehicles. This fails to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impacts".
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace incorrect head restraints with improved head restraints.

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

  2. 77V181000Received . 636 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Drum / Wheel Cylinders

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The rear brake wheel cylinder retainer on the involved vehicles may not have been properly installed. Should the wheel cylinder retainer become completely disengaged, the wheel cylinder could move outboard causing a loss of brake fluid and a loss of rear braking action.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will reposition the rear wheel brake cylinder retainers, free of charge, on all affected vehicles.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1978 Pontiac Grand Lemans
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP81009Defect petitionREAR AXLE FAILURESuspension3 Feb 198112 May 1981

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. 19761
  2. 19771
  3. 19782

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1978 Pontiac Grand Lemans: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/pontiac/grand-lemans/1978/. 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 1978 Pontiac Grand Lemans?
2,279 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Pontiac Grand Lemans have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Grand Lemans, model years 1976 to 1978. 2 of them name the 1978 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1978 Pontiac Grand Lemans open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.