Buick Service Brakes, Air: Antilock

Buick is recalling about 1,889 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, air. This condition could lead to separation of brakehydraulic unit from its mounting bracket and result in loss of brake functionand an accident.

Campaign
88V067000
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported
19 April 1988
Vehicles
1,889
Built between
Jun 1986 – Jan 1988
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
13 May 1988
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 1986 and January 1988. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1987-1988 Buick LesabreBuilt June 1986 to January 1988

What the defect is

Low torque of the brake hydraulic unit mounting bolts could cause increased brake pedal travel and/or poor pedal feel if attachment loosens.

What could happen

This condition could lead to separation of brakehydraulic unit from its mounting bracket and result in loss of brake functionand an accident.

What gets fixed

REPLACE HYDRAULIC UNIT MOUNTING BOLTS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 1986 to January 1988
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA19 April 1988
  3. Owners notified13 May 1988

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 19 April 1988.

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

System: brakes.vehicle description: passenger cars equipped with anti lock brake system.

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.

Same component

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