NHTSA campaign 97V064000
Buick and Cadillac Recall 97V-064: GM/ABS
NHTSA recall 97V064000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on April 28, 1997, with 156,910 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Park Avenue, Cadillac Deville, Cadillac Eldorado and more for the 1997 model year. Owners were notified on May 28, 1997, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V064000 (also written 97V-064 or 97V064)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 156,910 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V064000. 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 Park Avenue
- 1997 · Vehicles built April 1, 1996 – April 15, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Cadillac
Cadillac Deville
- 1997 · Vehicles built April 1, 1996 – April 15, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Cadillac Eldorado
- 1997 · Vehicles built April 1, 1996 – April 15, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Cadillac Seville
- 1997 · Vehicles built April 1, 1996 – April 15, 1997 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V064000.
Defect description
THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE OR THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL MODULE CAN CAUSE THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) TO CYCLE DURING A NON-ABS BRAKE APPLICATION.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE OR THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL MODULE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEING DURING MAY 1997. NOTE:OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE 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 OR CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V064000
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.