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Pontiac Safari Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 6 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Pontiac Safari (1971–1987). The most-complained-about year is 1987.

5
safety recalls, all years
6
owner complaints, all years
1977
year with most recalls
1987
year with most complaints

Pick your Pontiac Safari model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1987 Pontiac Safari04
1986 Pontiac Safari01
1985 Pontiac Safari01
1979 Pontiac Safari10
1978 Pontiac Safari10
1977 Pontiac Safari20
1973 Pontiac Safari10
1972 Pontiac Safari10
1971 Pontiac Safari10

What Pontiac Safari owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. The 1987 model year has the most, with 4.

All Pontiac Safari recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Pontiac Safari, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 79V161000 Reported 476,245 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    A child could open the rear side compartment door and enter this compartment. The child could become entrapped if the door were to close, as it cannot be unlatched from the inside.

    Remedy: Dealer will replace the original compartment door latch, which can be latched without a key, with a new assembly that requires a key to latch as well as lock the door.

    Model years: 1977, 1978, 1979

  2. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 76V175000 Reported 66,632 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Model years: 1977

  3. Visibility: rear window

    NHTSA 72V298000 Reported 144 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Model years: 1973

  4. Anchorage (seat belts)

    NHTSA 71V182000 Reported 475 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Model years: 1972

  5. Tread/belt (tires)

    NHTSA 71V125000 Reported 1,672 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Model years: 1971

Other Pontiac models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.