The 1990 Pontiac Firebird has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,510,297 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
FUEL RETURN HOSES MAY BREAK AT EITHER CRIMPED COUPLING.
IF THIS COUPLING SEPARATED, ALLOWING GASOLINE TO LEAK,AND AN IGNITION SOURCE WAS PRESENT, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.
INSTALL A PROPERLY CRIMPED FUEL RETURN HOSE.
PLASTIC COMPONENTS OF SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES DO NOT CONTAIN AN ULTRA VIOLET STABILIZER, AND EXPOSURE TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND ELEVATED INTERIOR TEMPERATURES COULD WEAKEN THE PLASTIC COMPONENTS.
THIS COULD RESULT IN BREAKAGE OF PLASTIC COMPONENTS WHICHCOULD PREVENT BUCKLE FROM LATCHING AND PROTECTING OCCUPANT IN A SUDDEN STOP ORACCIDENT.
REPLACE OR REPAIR SEAT BELT BUCKLE.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Inside plastic parts broke on driver side seat belt. Replacement does not stay buckled. Recalls - search results search results report date : december 2, 2014 at 11:21 pm nhtsa campaign id number : 90v105000 vehicle make / model: model year(s): chevrolet / camaro 1984-1990 pontiac / firebird…”
“Purchassed car 9/98 from accent auto another chance finance, returned to dealer with overheating problems next day. They said it was a minor problem & said it was fixed. Continued to overheat, was brought back to dealer at least 1 time a month. Took it to other mechanics and had many items fixed…”
“The air bag is coming out constantly from the steering wheel for any reason.please describe. *ak”
“The air bag is coming out constantly from the steering wheel for any reason.please describe. *ak”
“The air bag is coming out constantly from the steering wheel for any reason.please describe. *ak”
“The throttle got stuck when vehicle was going 60mph and would not slow down. Please describe. Tt”
“Driver's side airbag did not deploy in a frontal collision (12:00) at 45 mph. Tt”
“Steering wheel broke while driving and fell into drver's lap. Tt”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Pontiac Firebird as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.