The 1990 Pontiac Lemans has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 273,320 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 31 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.
INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION IN THE GUIDE TRACK RAIL IN WHICH THE SHOULDER BELT CARRIER MOVES CAUSING A CHATTERING NOISE, MOMENTARY BINDING WHILE TRAVELING, CYCLING BACK AND FORTH, OR STOPS COMPLETELY.
THIS CONDITION CAN PREVENT A PERSON FROM USING THEIRRESTRAINT SYSTEM RESULTING IN AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT.
DEALERS WILL LUBRICATE THE TRACK SYSTEM ON THESE VEHICLES.
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.
“Comsumer's son was driving vehicle about 40mph when clutch cable broke, leaving vehicle without clutch to shift gear on highway. Took vehicle to dealer, but didn't find any problem. *ak”
“Driver side front door hinges came unwelded form the door”
“Seat belt buckle failure prior to recall. (attorney for client)”
“Driver experienced total loss of hydraulic brakes while traveling at 25 mph. *ak”
“Floor mount shift becomes shaky and slips out of gear. *ak”
“Floor mount shift becomes shaky and slips out of gear. *ak”
“Brake rotor separated from the hub, the timing belt broke, also having trans. Problems. Tt”
“Brake rotor separated from the hub, the timing belt broke, also having trans. Problems. 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 1990 Pontiac Lemans as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.