NHTSA Campaign 99V238000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
NHTSA campaign 99V238000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 99V238000 with NHTSA on August 27, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V238000, NHTSA lists up to 988 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 1999 and July 31, 1999.
The 99V238000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 99V238000 were scheduled from October 8, 1999, 42 days after the report.
99V238000 covers 1 model from Buick, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V238000 ranks 208 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 99V238000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 25 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 99V238000 was 99V231000, reported on August 24, 1999.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BRAKE BOOSTER TO PEDAL ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT NUTS MAY BE LOOSE.
- The risk
- 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.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY MISSING BRAKE BOOSTER TO BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY NUTS AND TIGHTEN ALL FOUR (4) NUTS TO SPECIFIED TORQUE.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 99038. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 8, 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 1-800-442-6537.
Reported August 27, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V238000 (1)
Buick (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V238000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 27, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted