1992 Oldsmobile Silhouette: raw data
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| vehicle | 1992 / oldsmobile / silhouette |
|---|---|
| known issues | none published |
| complaints | 28 on file (1995-08-11 → 2004-10-25) |
| recalls | 2 |
| investigations | 6 |
| fars | 2 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code) |
| indexed | yes |
| license | CC BY 4.0 (derived) |
Known Issues clusters all years →
none published for this vehicle
NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →
| count | earliest_date | latest_date | crash_flagged | fire_flagged | top_components |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1995-08-11 | 2004-10-25 | 1 | 0 | SEAT BELTS:7; POWER TRAIN:5; SERVICE BRAKES:5; HYDRAULIC:5; STEERING:3 |
Recalls all years →
| campaign_number | report_received_date | component | summary | consequence | remedy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94V027000 | 04/01/1994 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | VEHICLE FAILS TO CONFORM TO FMVSS NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." THE SAFETY BELT OF THE LEFT THIRD ROW SEAT ON THE SIX PASSENGER VAN AND THE CENTER SECOND ROW SEAT OF THE SEVEN PASSENGER VAN MAY LOCK UP AND CANNOT BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE RETRACTOR. | CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THE OCCUPANTS OF THESE SEATS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE AFFECTED BELT. IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, UNBELTED OCCUPANTS ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF INJURY. | OWNERS ARE BEING ASKED TO INSPECT THEIR VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF THE SUSPECT RETRACTOR EXHIBITS A LOCKUP CONDITION. BASED ON THIS INSPECTION, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SAFETY BELTS IF THE BELT LOCKS UP. REPLACEMENT OF THE SUSPECT SAFETY BELT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. |
| 96V015000 | 23/01/1996 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS. | VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. | DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES. |
Investigations all years →
| action_number | status | subject | components | opened | closed | recall_campaign | summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP92012 | closed | APV FIRES | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1992-06-09 | 1992-06-25 | · | APV FIRES |
| EA92035 | closed | APV FUEL LINE FIRES | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 1992-10-30 | 1993-11-30 | · | There is no summary currently available |
| PE92052 | closed | APV FUEL LINE FIRES | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 1992-06-04 | 1992-10-30 | · | There is no summary currently available |
| PE94070 | closed | TRNSAXL OIL HOSE SEPARATES | POWER TRAIN | 1994-09-15 | 1995-01-18 | · | There is no summary currently available |
| PE96002 | closed | FRONT BRAKE HOSE FAILURE | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 1996-01-05 | 1996-04-16 | · | There is no summary currently available |
| RQ03003 | closed | ENGINE CRADLE SEPARATION | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 2003-01-08 | 2003-04-10 | · | IN APRIL 1997, GM NOTIFIED ODI OF A REAR ENGINE CRADLE BOLT DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1990-91 U VANS AND MY 1988-91 W CARS THAT COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FROM THE STEERING GEAR.GM IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS EXCESSIVE CREVICE CORROSION OF THE ENGINE CRADLE RETAINER AFTER YEARS OF EXPOSURE IN A SEVERE CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT.THE RECALL COVERED APPROXIMATELY 680,000 VEHICLES REGISTERED IN 14 RUST BELT STATES; INCLUDING ALMOST 70,000 MY 1990-91 U VANS.THE RECALLED VEHICLES RECEIVED NEW REAR CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINERS. GM CHANGED THE MATERIAL COMPOSITION OF |
FARS occupant deaths all years →
| crash_years | occupant_deaths | match_type | vpic_recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2024 | 2 | legacy-code | 0 |
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
Cite this
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 1992 Oldsmobile Silhouette vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/oldsmobile/silhouette
@misc{wrenchpro_1992_oldsmobile_silhouette_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1992 Oldsmobile Silhouette},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/oldsmobile/silhouette}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
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