The defect
THE REAR AXLE CONTROL ARM LOCATES AND HELPS CONTROL AXLE MOVEMENT; IT ATTACHES TO THE FRAME WITH A BRACKET. THE REAR CONTROL ARM BRACKET ATTACHING BOLTS USED ON SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY FRACTURE. FRACTURE OF ALL FOUR BOLTS ON ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAN RESULT IN THE CONTROL ARM DROPPING ENOUGH TO CUT THE REAR BRAKE HOSE. A SEVERED BRAKE HOSE WOULD RESULT IN BRAKE FLUID LOSS AND PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL EIGHT CONTROL ARM BRACKET BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Skylark | 1984 |
| Oldsmobile Omega | 1984 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR
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 Skylark | 1984 | 8 | 3 |
| Oldsmobile Omega | 1984 | 2 | 3 |
Other suspension recalls in 1984
13 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the suspension; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 84V159000 20 Dec 1984 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 84V142000 7 Nov 1984 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 84V121000 5 Oct 1984 | DOLPHIN RV PRODUCTS INC. |
| 84V118000 1 Oct 1984 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 84V110000 21 Sept 1984 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 84V104000 6 Sept 1984 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 84V089000 14 Aug 1984 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. |
| 84V070000 1 Jun 1984 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984