- Vehicles
- 30,885
- Built between
- Apr 1971 – May 1971
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 22 March 1972
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 1971 and May 1971. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1971 Buick CenturionBuilt April 1971 to May 1971
- 1971 Buick ElectraBuilt April 1971 to May 1971
- 1971 Buick LesabreBuilt April 1971 to May 1971
- 1971 Buick RivieraBuilt April 1971 to May 1971
- 1971 Oldsmobile 88Built April 1971 to May 1971
- 1971 Pontiac BonnevilleBuilt April 1971 to May 1971
- 1971 Pontiac BroughamBuilt April 1971 to May 1971
- 1971 Pontiac CatalinaBuilt April 1971 to May 1971
- 1971 Pontiac Grand VilleBuilt April 1971 to May 1971
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 1971 to May 1971
- Recall reported to NHTSA15 January 1972
- Owners notified22 March 1972
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 15 January 1972.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Oldsmobile campaign no 71-C-3.BUICK no 71-C-4.PONTIAC no 71-C-5 and NO71-C-5A.WITH wheels indentified as 15"X6", K11 bx.possibility of weldsbreaking where wheel spider (disc) attaches to rim.fatigue cracking may occuraround spot welds of disc-to-rim attachment and could possibly result ineventual separation of disc from rim.(correct by inspecting and replacingwhere necessary with improved wheel.)
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.