The defect
THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) PRESSURE/WARNING SWITCH MAY EXHIBIT BRAKE FLUID SEEPAGE WHICH EVENTUALLY CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR. ADDITIONALLY, THE HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR AND ABS ELECTRICAL RELAYS MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO WATER CONTAMINATION DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE LOSS OF THE HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR AND/OR LOSS OF THE ABS FUNCTION.
The risk
LOSS OF THE HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR WOULD RESULT IN A TOTALLOSS OF REAR BRAKES AS WELL AS POWER ASSIST TO THE FRONT BRAKES. THE RED BRAKEWARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND STAY ON. IF THIS WARNING IS NOT HEEDED, ALOSS OF REAR BRAKES AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE IS REQUIRED COULDRESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. AN INOPERATIVE ABS ELECTRICAL RELAY COULD CAUSELOSS OF THE ABS FUNCTION, BUT NORMAL POWER ASSISTED BRAKING WOULD BE RETAINED.THE AMBER ANTI LOCK WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND STAY ON.
The remedy
THE ABS AND HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR ELECTRICAL RELAYS AND 30 AMP FUSES WILL BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND PRESSURE/WARNING SWITCH WILL BE INSPECTED AND, IF REQUIRED, REPLACED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Electra | 1986 |
| Buick LeSabre | 1987 |
| Cadillac Deville | 1986, 1987 |
| Oldsmobile 98 | 1986, 1987 |
| Pontiac 6000 | 1986, 1987 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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 Electra | 1986 | 12 | 3 |
| Buick LeSabre | 1987 | 40 | 4 |
| Cadillac Deville | 1986 | 22 | 2 |
| Cadillac Deville | 1987 | 40 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile 98 | 1986 | 13 | 2 |
| Oldsmobile 98 | 1987 | 15 | 3 |
| Pontiac 6000 | 1986 | 16 | 3 |
| Pontiac 6000 | 1987 | 18 | 2 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1987
16 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 87V198000 29 Dec 1987 | DEERE AND COMPANY |
| 87V196000 29 Dec 1987 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 87V190000 8 Dec 1987 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V180000 25 Nov 1987 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 87V141000 4 Sept 1987 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 87V136000 1 Sept 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V117000 29 Jul 1987 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC. |
| 87V101000 8 Jul 1987 | JERR DAN CORPORATION. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987