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NHTSA campaign 99V238000 · Manufacturer campaign 99038

Buick and Oldsmobile Recall 99V-238: GM/BRAKE BOOSTER/PEDAL ASSEMBLY

NHTSA recall 99V238000 (Manufacturer campaign 99038) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on August 27, 1999, with 988 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Lesabre, Buick Park Avenue and Oldsmobile Aurora for model years 1999–2000. Owners were notified on October 8, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
99V238000 (also written 99V-238 or 99V238)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number
99038
Report received
Potentially affected
988 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Power Assist — Vacuum
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V238000. 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

    • 2000 · Vehicles built June 1, 1999 – July 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Buick Park Avenue

    • 1999 · Vehicles built June 1, 1999 – July 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Buick recalls

Oldsmobile

  • Oldsmobile Aurora

    • 1999 · Vehicles built June 1, 1999 – July 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Oldsmobile recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V238000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BRAKE BOOSTER TO PEDAL ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT NUTS MAY BE LOOSE.

Safety consequence

IF THESE NUTS ARE LOOSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL MAY BE LOW, THE ASSEMBLY MAY BE LOOSE, THE BRAKES MAY NOT RELEASE, AND IF THE NUTS BACK COMPLETELY OFF, BRAKING MAY BE LOST. ALSO FUME AND WATER INTRUSION TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAN OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY MISSING BRAKE BOOSTER TO BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY NUTS AND TIGHTEN ALL FOUR (4) NUTS TO SPECIFIED TORQUE.

Notes

GM RECALL NO. 99038.OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 8, 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 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 99V238000

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.