Vehicle profile
1981 Pontiac Grand Prix
SE
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 105 hp
- Cylinders
- 4-cyl
- Displacement
- 1.8L
- Fuel
- Diesel
- 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.
81V025000
SUSPENSION:REARTHE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE LOWER REAR CONTROL ARM TO THE FRAME MAY FRACTURE. THE REAR CONTROL ARM SUPPORTS AND POSITIONS THE REAR AXLE. FRACTURE OF THE BOLTS WOULD ALLOW THE CONTROL ARM TO DROP FREE.
Remedy: BOTH REAR CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT BOLTS WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE.
25/02/1981
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"year": 1981,
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"trim": null,
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"transmission": null,
"drive_type": null,
"fuel_type": "Diesel",
"body_class": null,
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"recall_count": 1
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