Vehicle profile

1981 Cadillac Seville

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2 federal recalls illustration
Illustration of a 1981 Cadillac Seville

Specifications

What's under the hood.

Displacement
4.1L
Fuel
Gasoline
Doors
4

Federal recall campaigns

2 federal recall campaigns.

1981 Cadillac Seville

How this compares

Most-affected system
SEAT BELTS — 1 of 2 (50%)

Derived from the federal campaign record across 1981 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.

  • 81V075000

    SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

    THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES", IN THAT THE DOOR FRAME-TO-BODY CENTER PILLAR INTERLOCK ON THE FRONT SEAT BELTS OF THESE VEHICLES MAY BE MISALIGNED.

    Remedy: THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, ALIGN THE SEAT BELT INTERLOCK ASSEMBLIES PROPERLY AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.

    18/06/1981

  • 81V073000

    SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM

    THE 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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{
  "id": "9ce81ujd5pnux9v",
  "year": 1981,
  "make": "Cadillac",
  "model": "Seville",
  "trim": null,
  "submodel": "Base",
  "horsepower": null,
  "cylinders": null,
  "displacement_l": 4.1,
  "transmission": null,
  "drive_type": null,
  "fuel_type": "Gasoline",
  "body_class": null,
  "image_url": "https://vehicle.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/vehicles/1981/Cadillac/Seville/1981_Cadillac_Seville_Base_7b21cbbc_00001_.png",
  "image_type": "illustration",
  "recall_count": 2
}
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