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NHTSA campaign 99V301000

Buick and Cadillac Recall 99V-301: GM/INNER TIE ROD NUTS

NHTSA recall 99V301000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on October 29, 1999, with 1,284 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Lesabre, Cadillac Eldorado, Cadillac Seville and more for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on November 16, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 99V301000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
99V301000 (also written 99V-301 or 99V301)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report received
Potentially affected
1,284 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Steering — Linkages — Tie Rod Assembly
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V301000. 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 September 1, 1999 – October 25, 1999 (per NHTSA)
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Cadillac

  • Cadillac Eldorado

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

  • Cadillac Seville

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

  • Cadillac SLS

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

  • Cadillac STS

    • 2000 · Vehicles built July 1, 1999 – August 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Cadillac recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V301000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE INNER TIE ROD NUTS ARE LOOSE AND CAN RESULT IN SEPARATION OF A TIE ROD.

Safety consequence

SEPARATION OF A TIE ROD CAN CAUSE UNEXPECTED STEERING INPUT INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL CHECK AND ADJUST THE VEHICLE TOE-IN AND TIGHTEN THE INNER TIE ROD NUTS TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 16, 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 CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006.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 99V301000

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.