NHTSA campaign 99V081000 · Manufacturer campaign 99020
Buick and Oldsmobile Recall 99V-081: GM/BRAKES
NHTSA recall 99V081000 (Manufacturer campaign 99020) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on April 14, 1999, with 38 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Park Avenue and Oldsmobile Aurora for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on May 13, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V081000 (also written 99V-081 or 99V081)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 99020
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 38 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V081000. 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
- 1999 · Vehicles built March 1, 1999 – March 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile Aurora
- 1999 · Vehicles built March 1, 1999 – March 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V081000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH INCORRECT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR, BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY, BRAKE PADS, AND CALIPER MOUNTING BRACKET ON EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
Safety consequence
A VEHICLE WITH THIS CONDITION CAN PULL TO ONE SIDE DURING A BRAKING MANEUVER. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE COULD BE INCREASED.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR CORRECT BRAKE PARTS AND REPLACE ANY INCORRECT ROTORS, CALIPER ASSEMBLIES, BRAKE PADS, AND CALIPER MOUNTING BRACKETS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 13, 1999.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 PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737, BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300 OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V081000
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.