The defect
WHEN APPLIED, THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY MAY RELEASE ONE OR MORE TEETH, REDUCING THE CABLE LOAD TO THE REAR BRAKES.
The risk
DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF THE LEVER RELEASE AND ROADLEVEL. THE PARKING BRAKE MAY NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, ALLOWING IT TO ROLL, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 105.
The remedy
REPLACE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick LeSabre | 1992 |
| Buick Park Avenue | 1991 |
| Oldsmobile 88 | 1991 |
| Oldsmobile 98 | 1991 |
| Pontiac Bonneville | 1992 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
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 | 1992 | 189 | 2 |
| Buick Park Avenue | 1991 | 92 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile 88 | 1991 | 16 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile 98 | 1991 | 47 | 2 |
| Pontiac Bonneville | 1992 | 113 | 3 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1991
8 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the parking brake; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 91V137000 20 Aug 1991 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 91V133000 5 Aug 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V078000 14 May 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 91V081000 26 Apr 1991 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 91V055000 11 Apr 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V033000 20 Feb 1991 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 91V032000 19 Feb 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991