NHTSA Safety Recalls
Pontiac Firebird Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the Pontiac Firebird, across 1 model year from 2002 to 2002.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2002
- Owner complaints
- 69
2002–2002, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 69 complaints with NHTSA about the Pontiac Firebird across 3 model years; the most, 24, concern the 2001.
Owners marked a crash on 5 of the Pontiac Firebird complaints (7%) and a fire on 3.
Across all Pontiac Firebird model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 18 complaints), then the service brakes, hydraulic (15).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Pontiac Firebird in 2002: 15, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Pontiac Firebird is structure: frame and members, in 1 model-year listing.
The newest Pontiac Firebird recall, 01V381000, was reported on December 12, 2001 and concerns the structure: frame and members.
Pontiac Firebird years to avoid
Too few Pontiac Firebird model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 21 | 13 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Pontiac Firebird years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Pontiac Firebird
- STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS1
Pontiac Firebird model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Pontiac Firebird recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01V381000December 12, 2001 | structure: frame and members | 2002 | crash and injury | 897 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Pontiac Firebird. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: March 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted