Recall 99V238000: Brake Booster/Pedal Nuts
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 99V238000Component: BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST: BOOSTER
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Year: 1999
Make: BUICK, OLDSMOBILE
Model: PARK AVENUE, AURORA
Year: 2000
Make: BUICK
Model: LESABRE
Year of Recall: '99
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 988
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. The brake booster
to pedal assembly attachment nuts may be loose.
If these nuts are loose, the brake pedal may be low, the
assembly may be loose, the brakes may not release, and if
the nuts back completely off, braking may be lost. Also fume
and water intrusion to the passenger compartment can occur.
Dealers will replace any missing brake booster to brake
pedal assembly nuts and tighten all four (4) nuts to
specified torque.
Owner notification is expected to begin during September
1999. 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 or
Oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6527. Also contact the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety
Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).