Vehicle profile
1981 Buick Skylark
Custom
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 105 hp
- Cylinders
- 8-cyl
- Displacement
- 5.7L
- Fuel
- Diesel
Federal recall campaigns
2 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- Most-affected system
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 1 of 2 (50%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1981 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
81V038000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLESTHE ENGINE-TO-BODY GROUND CABLE ON CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING MANUFACTURE. THE CABLE COULD EVENTUALLY BREAK DUE TO THE RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND BODY DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.
Remedy: A NEW GROUND CABLE WILL BE INSTALLED FREE OF CHARGE.
24/03/1981
80V129000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONSTHE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH THE POWER STEERING HOSE INCORRECTLY ROUTED. THE POWER STEERING HOSE MAY THEN CONTACT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, RESULTING IN DETERIORATION AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE HOSE AND LEAKAGE OF POWER STEERING FLUID ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.
Remedy: THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE HOSES AND INLET PIPE AND ADD A CLIP AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
08/10/1980
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"year": 1981,
"make": "Buick",
"model": "Skylark",
"trim": null,
"submodel": "Custom",
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"transmission": null,
"drive_type": null,
"fuel_type": "Diesel",
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"recall_count": 2
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