Buick Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Buick is recalling about 27,369 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. Fuel leakage into the engine compartment could result inan engine compartment fire that could spread to the passenger compartment.

Campaign
88V164000
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported
18 October 1988
Vehicles
27,369
Built between
Oct 1987 – Nov 1987
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 December 1988
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 1987 and November 1987. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1988 Buick CenturyBuilt October 1987 to November 1987
  • 1988 Chevrolet CelebrityBuilt October 1987 to November 1987
  • 1988 Oldsmobile CieraBuilt October 1987 to November 1987
  • 1988 Pontiac 6000Built October 1987 to November 1987

What the defect is

Fuel feed hose could leak at the coupling on the engine end of the hose assembly.

What could happen

Fuel leakage into the engine compartment could result inan engine compartment fire that could spread to the passenger compartment.

What gets fixed

INSTALL NEW FUEL FEED HOSE ASSEMBLY.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 1987 to November 1987
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA18 October 1988
  3. Owners notified15 December 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 18 October 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: fuel feed hose.vehicle description: passenger cars equipped with a 2.8L V6 engine.

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

Same brand