The defect
LOW TORQUE OF THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC UNIT MOUNTING BOLTS COULD CAUSE INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND/OR POOR PEDAL FEEL IF ATTACHMENT LOOSENS.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO SEPARATION OF BRAKEHYDRAULIC UNIT FROM ITS MOUNTING BRACKET AND RESULT IN LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTIONAND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE HYDRAULIC UNIT MOUNTING BOLTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick LeSabre | 1987, 1988 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
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 LeSabre | 1987 | 40 | 4 |
| Buick LeSabre | 1988 | 21 | 3 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1988
9 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the service brakes, air; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 88V179000 18 Nov 1988 | LANDOLL CORPORATION |
| 88V171000 1 Nov 1988 | E-ONE, INC. |
| 88V151000 16 Sept 1988 | FONTAINE MODIFICATION CO. |
| 88V140000 25 Aug 1988 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 88V137000 16 Aug 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V126000 28 Jul 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V075000 2 May 1988 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 88V062000 14 Apr 1988 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988