1984 Pontiac Sunbird: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1984 Pontiac Sunbird. The newest campaign is 87V079000. NHTSA received the report on 7 May 1987. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. NHTSA has 5 complaints on file for this model year. 3 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, 87V079000, in the NHTSA record
Install a reinforcement bracket on the floor pan anchor bar at the left front outer seat adjuster position of the drivers seat.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 1,212,993 units in total.
87V079000Received . 1,136,407 units.
Seats
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The metal floor pan anchor bar could fatigue and break around the left front outer seat adjuster stud of the drivers seat, allowing the stud to separate from the floor pan anchor bar.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Drivers seat could tip rearward unexpectedly; this couldresult in loss of control and a vehicle crash without prior warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install a reinforcement bracket on the floor pan anchor bar at the left front outer seat adjuster position of the drivers seat.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
84V011000Received . 76,586 units.
Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Some vehicles have bucket seat back locks that do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard 207, anchorage of seats. In event of a crash, the seat back lock may not function.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Inspection of seat back locks will be performed. Locks that have bent, broken or missing hooks will be replaced.
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
5 complaints, 8 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Steering | 3 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 |
| Seat Belts | 1 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Structure | 1 |
- 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
- 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA87007 | Engineering analysis | SUDDEN ACCEL | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 16 Dec 1986 | 7 Aug 1987 | |
| DP86019 | Defect petition | SUDDEN ACCELERATION | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 12 Sep 1986 | 22 Dec 1986 | |
| EA86023 | Engineering analysis | SEAT TRACK LOCK | Seats | 1 Aug 1986 | 1 Jun 1987 | 87V079000 |
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.
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 1984 Pontiac SunbirdThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1984 Pontiac Sunbird: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/pontiac/sunbird/1984/. 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 1984 Pontiac Sunbird?
- 1,212,993 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 Sunbird have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 22 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Sunbird, model years 1976 to 2000. 2 of them name the 1984 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1984 Pontiac Sunbird name most often?
- Steering: 3 of 8 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1984 Pontiac Sunbird open?
- No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.