| NHTSA Record Id: 11536 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BUICK |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010946000000988000000272 |
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| Model Name: REGAL |
Model Year: 1988 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V189000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00061/00065 |
| Component Name: STRUCTURE |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: -- |
End date of Manufacturing: -- |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 713435 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 28 2000 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Jul, 11 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 12 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and the district of columbia, where road salt use is heavy. a condition where one or both front engine cradle bolts can pull through the retainers due to corrosion of the retainers. |
Consequence Summary: If both bolts pull through, the front of the cradle would no longer be supported at the mounting locations and the steering intermediate shaft could separate from the steering gear. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the front and rear frame/cradle bolts and retainers. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began september 28, 2000. 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 chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020, buick at 1-800-521-7300, pontiac at 1-800-762-2737, or oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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