The defect
TWISTED COMPONENTS COULD ALLOW THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE TO CONTACT THE FENDER LINING/RAIL AREA; OVER TIME THE BRAKE HOSE COULD WEAR THROUGH.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND A PARTIALLOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSPECT LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE FOR PROPER INSTALLATION AND REPLACE, AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1988 |
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 Regal | 1988 | 123 | 10 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1988
8 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 88V168000 24 Oct 1988 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 88V144000 29 Aug 1988 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 88V136000 15 Aug 1988 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. |
| 88V111000 8 Jul 1988 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 88V106000 1 Jul 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 88V069000 25 Apr 1988 | YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP |
| 88V002000 12 Jan 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988