1992 Pontiac Sunbird: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1992 Pontiac Sunbird. The newest campaign is 93V190000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Nov 1993. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 30 complaints on file for 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, 93V190000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the accelerator control assembly.
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
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 134,562 units in total.
93V190000Received . 108,898 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. During very cold weather, water thatn enters the accelerator control cable conduit freezes and causes the accelerator cable to develop a high effort or binding condition.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If this occurs, loss of normal throttle control can result, or the throttle will not return to idle when the accelerator pedal is released, causing possible loss of control and an accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the accelerator control assembly.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
92V048000Received . 22,452 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The accelerator cable may have been kinked during vehicle assembly. The kink in the cable can cause either a high effort accelerator cable, sticking accelerator cable, or a broken accelerator cable.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the accelerator control cable sticks or breaks it canresult in loss of throttle control. If loss of throttle control occurs while thevehicle is in motion, a vehicle crash could occur without prior warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace the accelerator control cable assembly.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
91V166000Received . 3,212 units.
Latches/Locks/Linkages / Hood / Latch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The secondary hood latch spring is improperly installed or missing, leading to a condition where the secondary hood latch does not engage the secondary striker.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the secondary hood latch is not engaged, and theprimary hood latch was also not engaged, the hood could open unexpectedly. Ifthis occurs while the vehicle is in motion, the hood may contact the windshield,reducing the forward vision area of the driver and a vehicle crash could occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Inspect hood latch assemblies and, where necessary, install a new secondary hood latch spring.
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
30 complaints, 42 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 |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 11 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 6 |
| Structure | 6 |
| Electrical System | 5 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 5 |
| Steering | 2 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Seat Belts | 2 |
| Power Train | 2 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 16 Oct 2003
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
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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 1992 Pontiac SunbirdThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1992 Pontiac Sunbird: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/pontiac/sunbird/1992/. 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 1992 Pontiac Sunbird?
- 134,562 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 Sunbird have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 22 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Sunbird, model years 1976 to 2000. 3 of them name the 1992 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1992 Pontiac Sunbird name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 11 of 42 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1992 Pontiac Sunbird open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.