The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE INTERNAL FLUID LEAKS IN THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.
The risk
WHEN THE REAR BRAKE PROPORTIONING, ANTILOCK BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL, OR STABILITY CONTROL FEATURE IS ACTIVATED IN SOME DRIVING SITUATIONS, THE FEATURE MAY NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ABS HYDRAULIC MODULATOR UNIT AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC MODULATOR.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick LeSabre | 2000 |
| Buick Park Avenue | 2000 |
| Cadillac Deville | 2000 |
| Cadillac Seville | 2000 |
| Oldsmobile Aurora | 2001 |
| Oldsmobile Intrigue | 2000 |
| Pontiac Bonneville | 2000 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick LeSabre | 2000 | 669 | 5 |
| Buick Park Avenue | 2000 | 81 | 3 |
| Cadillac Deville | 2000 | 225 | 5 |
| Cadillac Seville | 2000 | 38 | 2 |
| Oldsmobile Aurora | 2001 | 119 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile Intrigue | 2000 | 200 | 4 |
| Pontiac Bonneville | 2000 | 214 | 2 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2000
41 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 00V357001 20 Dec 2000 | ATHEY PRODUCTS CORP. |
| 00V249004 27 Nov 2000 | RHODES TRAILERS |
| 00V382000 20 Nov 2000 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 00V369000 13 Nov 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V345000 30 Oct 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V226002 21 Oct 2000 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 00V294000 4 Oct 2000 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 00V249002 6 Sept 2000 | TRAILSTAR MFR CORP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000