Recall Register

1977 Pontiac Ventura: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1977 Pontiac Ventura. The newest campaign is 77V163000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Sep 1977. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Rear. NHTSA has no complaint 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, 77V163000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install one or both new rear axle shafts, without charge to owner.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 87,543 units in total.

  1. 77V163000Received . 31,979 units.

    Suspension / Rear

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The rear axle shafts on the involved vehicles may have a flaw in the metal. As a result, the shaft may break, which would allow the tire and wheel assembly to separate from the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install one or both new rear axle shafts, without charge to owner.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

  2. 76V132000Received . 55,564 units.

    Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

    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

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.

  1. 19721
  2. 19735
  3. 19743
  4. 19753
  5. 19772
  6. 19781

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. 1977 Pontiac Ventura: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/pontiac/ventura/1977/. 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 1977 Pontiac Ventura?
87,543 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 Ventura have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 13 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Ventura, model years 1972 to 1978. 2 of them name the 1977 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1977 Pontiac Ventura open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.