Defect Involved

General Motors has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1988-90 and early 1991 Buick Regal, Chevrolet Lumina, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Pontiac Grand Prix; and 1990 and early 1991 Chevrolet Lumina Mini Van, Oldsmobile Silhouette and Pontiac Trans Sport model vehicles located in the following areas:

Connecticut Massachusetts New York Vermont
Illinois Michigan Ohio Wisconsin
Indiana New Hampshire Pennsylvania
Maine New Jersey Rhode Island

These vehicles may exhibit a condition whereby the rear cradle bolts pull through the retainers due to corrosion of the retainer. If both bolts pull through, the rear cradle would no longer be supported at these mounting locations and the intermediate steering shaft may separate from the steering gear. If this were to occur while the vehicle was in motion, a vehicle crash could result without prior warning.

To correct this condition, dealers will replace the rear cradle bolts and retainers.