Vehicle profile
1997 Pontiac Bonneville
Sedan · Large Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 205 hp
- Cylinders
- 6-cyl
- Displacement
- 3.8L
- Fuel
- Premium gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 4-spd
- Drive
- FWD
- Body class
- Large Cars
- Doors
- 4
Federal recall campaigns
2 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- Most-affected system
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING — 1 of 2 (50%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1997 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
96V196000
SEATSTHE SEAT COVER TRIM MATERIAL DOES NOT MEET THE FLAMMABILITY REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 302, "FLAMMABILITY OF INTERIOR MATERIALS."
Consequence: IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, A VEHICLE INTERIOR FIRE CAN OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COVERS ON THE FRONT SEAT BACKS, REAR SEAT CUSHION AND REAR SEAT BACK ASSEMBLIES.
08/10/1996
09E012000
EXTERIOR LIGHTINGSABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
Consequence: DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
07/04/2009
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"year": 1997,
"make": "Pontiac",
"model": "Bonneville",
"trim": "Bonneville",
"submodel": "Sedan",
"horsepower": 205,
"cylinders": 6,
"displacement_l": 3.8,
"transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
"drive_type": "FWD",
"fuel_type": "Premium gasoline",
"body_class": "Large Cars",
"image_url": "https://vehicle.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/vehicles/1997/Pontiac/Bonneville/1997_Pontiac_Bonneville_70a28f06_00001_.png",
"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 2
}
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