The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MODULATOR CAN CORRODE AND LEAK FLUID FROM THE FRONT BRAKE CIRCUIT.
The risk
BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE CAN REDUCE BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AND INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCES.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE ABS MODULATOR.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Roadmaster | 1992 |
| Chevrolet Caprice | 1992 |
| Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser | 1992 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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 Roadmaster | 1992 | 87 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Caprice | 1992 | 89 | 6 |
| Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser | 1992 | 17 | 2 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1997
30 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 97V238001 30 Dec 1997 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 97V227000 15 Dec 1997 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 97V222000 8 Dec 1997 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA |
| 97V218000 24 Nov 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V223000 14 Nov 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V179000 14 Oct 1997 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 97V170000 7 Oct 1997 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 97V156000 17 Sept 1997 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997