The defect
THE BRAKE HOSES WERE MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY, AND DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 106, "BRAKE HOSES."
The risk
THE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED BRAKE HOSES CAN CAUSEREDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AND/OR UNEVEN BRAKING, WHICH COULD RESULT IN ANACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLY ON CIERA AND CENTURY MODELS, AND BOTH REAR BRAKE HOSES ON CAVALIER AND SUNBIRD MODELS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Century | 1993 |
| Chevrolet Cavalier | 1993 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1993 |
| Pontiac Sunbird | 1993 |
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 Century | 1993 | 54 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Cavalier | 1993 | 146 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1993 | 139 | 4 |
| Pontiac Sunbird | 1993 | 37 | 2 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1993
20 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 93V214000 14 Dec 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V205000 7 Dec 1993 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 93V188000 12 Nov 1993 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 93V171000 19 Oct 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V156000 24 Sept 1993 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 93V152000 15 Sept 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V146000 13 Sept 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V141000 26 Aug 1993 | CRANE CARRIER COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993