The 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 444,159 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOP PLASTIC COVERING MAY CRACK AND EXPOSE THE STEEL SUB-PLATE.
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE EXPOSED STEELSUB-PLATE CAN CUT THE SAFETY BELT WEBBING RESULTING IN INCREASED POSSIBILITYAND/OR SEVERITY OF INJURY TO THE AFFECTED SEAT OCCUPANT.
INSTALL NEW SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOPS.
SECONDARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLIES CAN CORRODE, CAUSING A HIGH LATCH RELEASE EFFORT AND POSSIBLY PREVENTING THE HOOD FROM LATCHING PROPERLY WHEN IT IS CLOSED.
IF THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH IS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED, ANDTHE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH WAS ALSO NOT ENGAGED, THE HOOD COULD OPEN AND CONTACT THEWINDSHIELD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, REDUCING THE FORWARD VISION AREA OFTHE DRIVER AND RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
INSTALL A NEW SECONDARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“I have a 1991 oldsmobile custom cruiser (station wagon). For the last two days, vehicle has been "swiggly" when coming to a stop. Not so bad yesterday, noticeably worse today. A stuck front caliper was suspected. However, on the way home from work today vehicle became very unstable while…”
“As soon as consumer went to turn igintion, great amount of smoke started coming from engine. Within seconds vehicle was totally engulfed by flames. *ak”
“The female part on the drivers side seat belt is broken. The seat belt will not buckle. The dealer is not aware of the problem. Please provide any further details. *ak”
“Dashboard reflects in the windshield when driving, the dealer has not been contacted, and the problem still exists. *ak”
“Vehicle involved in frontal impact crash at a high rate of speed and the air bag did not deploy.”
“Auto-tran: engine accelerated while parked and shifting from 1st to park; lurched forward; hit 2 parked vehicles; 2nd occurence. Hit garage wall, 1st occurence.”
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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 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.