The defect
FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET COULD DEVELOP METAL CRACKS.
The risk
THESE CRACKS MAY RESULT IN DISENGAGEMENT OF THE LOWERCONTROL ARM. IF THIS OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, IT COULD RESULT INLOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
INSPECT ALL VEHICLES AND REPLACE ENGINE CRADLE ASSEMBLY ON ALL SUSPECT VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Century | 1988 |
| Chevrolet Celebrity | 1988 |
| Pontiac 6000 | 1988 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
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 | 1988 | 16 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Celebrity | 1988 | 39 | 2 |
| Pontiac 6000 | 1988 | 14 | 2 |
Other suspension recalls in 1988
13 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the suspension; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 88V170000 1 Nov 1988 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 88V154000 27 Sept 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V149000 7 Sept 1988 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 88V113000 19 Jul 1988 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 88V110000 6 Jul 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V104000 1 Jul 1988 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 88V098000 9 Jun 1988 | HAWKINS MOTOR COACH, INC. |
| 88V068000 20 Apr 1988 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988