NHTSA campaign 06V105000 · Manufacturer campaign 06026
Buick and Cadillac Recall 06V-105: POWER STEERING HOSE
NHTSA recall 06V105000 (Manufacturer campaign 06026) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on April 5, 2006, with 12,862 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Lucerne and Cadillac DTS for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on March 29, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V105000 (also written 06V-105 or 06V105)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 06026
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 12,862 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist — Hose, Piping, and Connections
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V105000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Buick
Buick Lucerne
- 2006 · Vehicles built December 1, 2005 – February 28, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Cadillac
Cadillac DTS
- 2006 · Vehicles built December 1, 2005 – February 28, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V105000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A V8 ENGINE,THE POWER STEERING HOSE CONNECTORS MAY HAVE BEEN INADEQUATELY CRIMPED WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FLUID LEAK.
Safety consequence
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, POWER STEERING ASSIST MAY BE LOST AND INCREASED STEERING EFFORT WOULD BE REQUIRED AT LOW SPEEDS. ALSO, IF THE POWER STEERING FLUID WERE TO CONTACT HOT ENGINE PARTS, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING GEAR INLET HOSE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 29, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080 OR CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 06026.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V105000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.