Defect
OMISSION OF THE CERTIFICATION LABELS AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER 110 "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS".
Remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL REQUIRED CERTIFICATION LABELS.
1985 Oldsmobile 98 Recalls
Recalls on record Updated July 2026
The 1985 Oldsmobile 98 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 91 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
Complaints by component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1crashes
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1fires1injuries
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Total complaints10
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Consumer states while driving, there was a loud noise coming from the vehicle, consumer then pulled over and looked under the vehicle and discovered a small fire and the drivetrain axle was on the ground, the transmission was replaced, consumer states he was injured.*jb”
“No summary listed for this vehicle. *ak”
“The steering wheel and column locks up caused consumer to have a near accident. Tt”
“Seat belt retractor; failure on the driver side seat belt retractor, seat belt will not retract. *ak”
“Seat belt retractor; failure on the driver side seat belt retractor, seat belt will not retract. *ak”
“'cold power steering'. *sd”
“Engage in reverse, vehicle suddenly accelerated out of control, resulting in totalled vehicle. Tt”
“Cruise control failure. Tt”
Defect investigations
Investigation C89001 Opened 1989-03-06 · closed 1990-01-16
THROTTLE NON-RETURN
There is no summary currently available
Investigation EA86025 Opened 1986-08-25 · closed 1988-03-02
WINDSHIELD WIPERS
SUMMARY:GM BELIEVES THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED THROUGH ITS PUBLI-CATION OF 7 SERVICE BULLETINS CONCERNING THIS MATTER. IN ADDITION, GMDOES NOT BELIEVE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD.ANALYSIS: THREE FAILURE MODES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED; INSULATING FILM MAYBUILD UP BETWEEN THE BRUSH FACE AND THE…
Investigation EA88019 Opened 1988-01-28 · closed 1990-10-31
HYDRO BOOST
There is no summary currently available
Investigation EA88031 Opened 1988-04-22 · closed 1989-10-23
SUDDEN ACCELERATION
STATUS:ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER IS IN PROGRESS.HOWEVER, NEITHER NHTSA OF GM HAS IDENTIFIED A FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION THATCOULD RESULT IN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION.SOME VEHICLES IN THIS GROUP WEREFOUND POTENTIALLY SUBJECT TO THROTTLE CABLE RESTRICTIONS, AND WERERECALLED ALONG WITH H CARS WITH SIMILAR…
Investigation PE87038 Opened 1987-07-09 · closed 1988-01-28
HYDROBOOST FAILURE
SUBJECT VEHICLES:CAPRICE, CAPRICE CLASSIC, CUSTOM CRUISER, DEVILLE,ELECTRA, ESTATE WAGON, FLEETWOOD, LESABRE, NINETY-EIGHT, PARISIENNE,PARK AVENUE.(ALL 1984-86 GM VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDROBOOST II SYSTEMS)ANALYSIS:CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGE SEVERAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE POWERSTEERING AND POWER BRAKE SYSTEMS OF…
Sources & methodology
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1985 Oldsmobile 98 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.