The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WHERE ROAD SALT USE IS HEAVY. A CONDITION WHERE ONE OR BOTH FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS CAN PULL THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINERS.
The risk
IF BOTH BOLTS PULL THROUGH, THE FRONT OF THE CRADLE WOULD NO LONGER BE SUPPORTED AT THE MOUNTING LOCATIONS AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT COULD SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME/CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
| Chevrolet Lumina | 1990, 1991 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1991 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme | 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
Components: STRUCTURE
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 Regal | 1988 | 123 | 10 |
| Buick Regal | 1989 | 106 | 7 |
| Buick Regal | 1990 | 77 | 8 |
| Buick Regal | 1991 | 200 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Lumina | 1990 | 427 | 7 |
| Chevrolet Lumina | 1991 | 352 | 3 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1991 | 193 | 6 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme | 1988 | 22 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme | 1989 | 23 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme | 1990 | 38 | 1 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1988 | 88 | 11 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1989 | 139 | 9 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1990 | 176 | 8 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1991 | 172 | 4 |
Other structure recalls in 2000
18 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the structure; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 00V429000 29 Dec 2000 | GLAVAL BUS DIVISION |
| 00V394000 28 Nov 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V379000 17 Nov 2000 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 00V375000 13 Nov 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V353000 30 Oct 2000 | SUN HAWK PRODUCTS, INC. |
| 00V343000 25 Oct 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V278000 18 Sept 2000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 00V219000 17 Aug 2000 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000