NHTSA campaign 96V116000

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 96V-116: Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System

NHTSA recall 96V116000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on July 1, 1996, with 275,811 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Lesabre, Buick Park Avenue, Buick Regal and more for model years 1996–1997. Owners were notified on July 8, 1996, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 96V116000 (also written 96V-116 or 96V116)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report received: July 1, 1996
Potentially affected: 275,811 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System
Owners notified: July 8, 1996

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V116000. 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 Lesabre
- 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built July 1, 1995 – May 1, 1996 (per NHTSA)
Buick Park Avenue
- 1996 · Vehicles built July 1, 1995 – May 1, 1996 (per NHTSA)
Buick Regal
- 1996 · Vehicles built July 1, 1995 – May 1, 1996 (per NHTSA)
Buick Riviera
- 1996 · Vehicles built July 1, 1995 – May 1, 1996 (per NHTSA)

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Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile 88
- 1996 · Vehicles built July 1, 1995 – May 1, 1996 (per NHTSA)
Oldsmobile 98
- 1996 · Vehicles built July 1, 1995 – May 1, 1996 (per NHTSA)

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Pontiac

Pontiac Bonneville
- 1996 · Vehicles built July 1, 1995 – May 1, 1996 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V116000.

Defect description

A BACKFIRE DURING ENGINE STARTING CAN CAUSE BREAKAGE OF THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A NO-START CONDITION AND POSSIBLY AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING. UNTIL THE CAMPAIGN REPAIR IS MADE, THE VEHICLE HOOD SHOULD BE SHUT WHENEVER STARTING THE VEHICLE TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF PERSONAL INJURY.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.8L V6 ENGINE. OWNER NOTIFICATION: OWNER NOTIFICATIONS BEGAN DURING JULY 1996. NOTE: 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 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 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V116000

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.