Vehicle profile
1981 Oldsmobile Toronado
Base

Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 145 hp
- Cylinders
- 8-cyl
- Displacement
- 5L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Doors
- 2
Federal recall campaigns
1 federal recall campaign.
How this compares
- Most-affected system
- SUSPENSION — 1 of 1 (100%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1981 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
81V073000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARMTHE FRONT LEFT UPPER CONTROL ARM NUTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SECURELY TIGHTENED. THE NUTS MAY LOOSEN AND COME OFF AND WITH CONTINUED DRIVING THE CONTROL ARM FRONT BOLT MAY WORK ITS WAY OUT OF POSITION OR BECOME DISPLACED.
16/06/1981
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"year": 1981,
"make": "Oldsmobile",
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"trim": null,
"submodel": "Base",
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"transmission": null,
"drive_type": null,
"fuel_type": "Gasoline",
"body_class": null,
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"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 1
}Compare
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