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Recall 99V-238

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. recalled the 2000 Buick Lesabre and 2 other models: Service brakes, hydraulic (power assist, vacuum).

At a glance

Campaign number
99V-238
Reported
August 27, 1999
Vehicles affected
988 estimated by the manufacturer

Source: NHTSA recall records

What is wrong

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The brake booster to pedal assembly attachment nuts may be loose.

The risk

If these nuts are loose, the brake pedal may be low, the assembly may be loose, the brakes may not release, and if the nuts back completely off, braking may be lost. Also fume and water intrusion to the passenger compartment can occur.

The fix

Dealers will replace any missing brake booster to brake pedal assembly nuts and tighten all four (4) nuts to specified torque.

Notes from the manufacturer

GM recall no. 99038.owner notification began october 8, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact buick at 1-[removed], or oldsmobile at 1-[removed]. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-DOT (1-[removed]).

Affected vehicles