The defect
THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE MAY BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER.
The risk
PARKING BRAKE CANNOT BE PROPERLY APPLIED AND VEHICLEWILL NOT MEET THE GRADE HOLDING REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 105.
The remedy
INSTALL A RETAINER ON LEFT REAR CALIPER IF CABLE IS NOT ALREADY RETAINED WITH A COTTER PIN AND ADJUST PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1988 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1988 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1988 | 74 | 6 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1988 | 88 | 11 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1988
2 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the parking brake; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 88V197000 28 Dec 1988 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988