The 1989 Pontiac Lemans has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 182,045 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES MAY NOT LATCH OR MAY NOT RELEASE DUE TO THE FRACTURE OF THE RED RELEASE PUSH BUTTON.
THE BUCKLE MALFUNCTION WOULD PREVENT THE USE OF THESAFETY BELT SYSTEM, PLACING THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT IN INCREASED RISK OF INJURYIN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLES.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Consumer parked the vehicle and noticed that bumper was melted down by the turn signal, and vehicle was not running at the time. Ak”
“While going through a green light vehicle was involved in a collision . The front occupants went through the windshield because the restraints did not retract, injuring the front occupants. The dealer and the manufacturer have been contacted. *ak”
“Seat belts failed after recall repairs.”
“Seat belt retactor; failure on the driver side seat belt retactor, seat belt is too short to be placed in the buckle. *ak”
“Seat belt retactor; failure on the driver side seat belt retactor, seat belt is too short to be placed in the buckle. *ak”
“Seats belts on the front do not lock ,and brakes on front do not work well and they have been replaced three times. Tt”
“Seats belts on the front do not lock ,and brakes on front do not work well and they have been replaced three times. Tt”
“Seat belt buckle failure, seat belt will not latch properly. Tt”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1989 Pontiac Lemans as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.