The defect
ONE OR BOTH ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT MOUNTING BOLTS MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SEATED AND COULD LOOSEN.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE ABSHYDRAULIC UNIT FROM THE MOUNTING BRACKET AND RESULT IN LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTIONAND A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
REPLACE BOTH ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT MOUNTING BOLTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Riviera | 1989 |
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1989 |
| Cadillac Seville | 1989 |
| Oldsmobile Toronado | 1989 |
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 Riviera | 1989 | 9 | 2 |
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1989 | 2 | 1 |
| Cadillac Seville | 1989 | 5 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile Toronado | 1989 | 2 | 2 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1989
10 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the service brakes, air; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 89V208000 30 Nov 1989 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 89V178000 23 Oct 1989 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 89V172000 16 Oct 1989 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 89V162000 29 Sept 1989 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 89V121000 24 Jul 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V101000 19 Jun 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V081000 19 May 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V056000 5 Apr 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989