Recall Register

1988 Pontiac Lemans: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1988 Pontiac Lemans. The newest campaign is 93V154000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Sep 1993. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly. NHTSA has 13 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 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, 93V154000, in the NHTSA record

Replace or repair the safety belt buckles.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 339,724 units in total.

  1. 93V154000Received . 182,045 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The safety belt buckle assemblies may not latch or may not release due to the fracture of the red release push button.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The buckle malfunction would prevent the use of thesafety belt system, placing the front seat occupant in increased risk of injuryin the event of a sudden stop or accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace or repair the safety belt buckles.

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

  2. 88V163000Received . 85,063 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Seat belt buckles may not properly latch allowing the latch plate to be removed from the buckle without pressing the release button.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In event of a sudden stop or collision, seat belt couldrelease, increasing the risk of injury to occupants.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace seat belt buckles.

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

  3. 88V094000Received . 72,616 units.

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

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel filler neck may have been incompletely welded, allowing fuel to leak from the neck assembly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a collision impact, fuel spillage inexcess of amount allowed by FMVSS 301 could result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace fuel filler neck assembly.

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

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Complaints by component

13 complaints, 24 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.

1988 Pontiac Lemans: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Seat Belts7
Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
Suspension3
Power Train2
Engine and Engine Cooling2
Fuel System, Gasoline2
Equipment1
Visibility1
Electrical System1
Steering1
Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
3
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
24 Oct 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 1988 Pontiac Lemans, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 7 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1988 Pontiac Lemans
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE91101Preliminary evaluationFRONT BRAKE DISC/HUB SEPService Brakes, Hydraulic17 Jul 19914 Nov 1991
PE89113Preliminary evaluationINADEQUATE BRAKESService Brakes, Hydraulic12 Apr 198930 Nov 1989

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. 19711
  4. 19734
  5. 19743
  6. 19751
  7. 19761
  8. 19773
  9. 19787
  10. 19794
  11. 19804
  12. 19811
  13. 19883
  14. 19891
  15. 19902
  16. 19912
  17. 19921
  18. 19931

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. 1988 Pontiac Lemans: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/pontiac/lemans/1988/. 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 1988 Pontiac Lemans?
339,724 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Pontiac Lemans have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 26 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Lemans, model years 1967 to 1993. 3 of them name the 1988 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1988 Pontiac Lemans name most often?
Seat Belts: 7 of 24 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1988 Pontiac Lemans open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.