Recall 97V223000: Front Brake Pipe Damage

Year: 1997
Make: BUICK
Model: REGAL
Year of Recall: '97
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 4387
Summary:

Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. The right front brake pipe can contact the power steering assembly causing the brake line to wear through.

This condition can result in the loss of brake fluid and eventual loss of half of the vehicle brake system.

Dealers will inspect for proper clearance between the brake line and power steering assembly. Assemblies found to be out of position will be repositioned and all assemblies secured to maintain proper clearances. Additionally, those brake lines found to have been damaged will be replaced and properly routed.

Owner notification began during November 1997. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Buick at 1-800-521-7300. Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-424-9393.