The defect
REAR BRAKE HOSES MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY WHEN THE METAL END FITTINGS WERE INSTALLED. SOME REAR BRAKE HOSES MAY SEPARATE FROM THE METAL END FITTINGS WHEN SUBJECTED TO THE PULLING FORCE SPECIFIED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 106, "BRAKE HOSES".
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE REAR BRAKE HOSES AT NO CHARGE TO OWNERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Century | 1982 |
| Buick Skylark | 1982 |
| Chevrolet Celebrity | 1982 |
| Chevrolet Citation | 1982 |
| Pontiac 6000 | 1982 |
| Pontiac Phoenix | 1982 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 Century | 1982 | 3 | 2 |
| Buick Skylark | 1982 | 3 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Celebrity | 1982 | 1 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Citation | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
| Pontiac 6000 | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| Pontiac Phoenix | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1983
14 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 83V139000 28 Dec 1983 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. |
| 83V124000 25 Nov 1983 | BEATRICE FOODS COMPANY |
| 83V116000 9 Nov 1983 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 83V106000 13 Oct 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V105000 13 Oct 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V107000 13 Oct 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V095000 22 Sept 1983 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 83V071000 29 Jul 1983 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983