The defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CLIP THAT SECURES THE BRAKE PUSHROD TO THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM PIN COULD HAVE BEEN BENT WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED. A BENT CLIP MAY COME OFF, ALLOWING THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUSHROD TO SEPARATE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL.
The risk
PUSHING ON THE PEDAL WILL NOT APPLY THE BRAKES AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW BRAKE PEDAL PUSH ROD BUSHING AND RETAINING CLIP AND, IF THE CLIP WAS MISSING, A NEW BRAKE PEDAL ARM ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 26, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick LaCrosse | 2005 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
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 LaCrosse | 2005 | 315 | 4 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2005
25 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 05V564000 13 Dec 2005 | WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION |
| 05V554000 8 Dec 2005 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 05V452000 5 Oct 2005 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 05V428000 22 Sept 2005 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V426000 20 Sept 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 05V409000 15 Sept 2005 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 05V379000 29 Aug 2005 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 05V367000 26 Aug 2005 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005