Recall 99V170000: ABS Motor Electrical Short
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 99V170000Component: BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: ANTI-SKID SYSTEM: OTHER
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Year: 1999
Make: BUICK
Model: CENTURY, REGAL
Year of Recall: '99
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 168035
Summary:
Some of these vehicles with the key in the "on" position,
exhibit a condition in which the antilock brake system (ABS)
motor shorts to its case and grounds through a flexible
brake fluid pipe.
This short can cause extreme heating of the flexible brake
pipe where it can melt a nearby flexible plastic fuel hose,
which could result in an underhood fire.
Dealers will install a ground cable from the electronic
brake control module (EBCM) to the engine compartment body
rail.
Owner notification began August 25, 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.
Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT
(1-888-327-4236).