NHTSA Recall 83V105000
Filed by General Motors, LLC. Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Reported 1983-10-13. An estimated 352,036 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
THE BRAKE PROPORTIONER VALVES MAY BREAK AND SEPARATE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS WOULD ALLOW BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK AND WOULD RESULT IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
What the manufacturer will do
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE ALL SUSPECT VALVES.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: SERVICE BRAKES; BRAKE PROPORTIONER VALVES.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SINCE THIS IS A DUAL BRAKE SYSTEM, PART OF THE SYSTEMWILL STILL WORK AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE STOPPED, BUT OVER A GREATERDISTANCE. PARTIAL LOSS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPINGDISTANCE IS REQUIRED COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 1983 Buick Century
- 1983 Buick Skyhawk
- 1983 Buick Skylark
- 1983 Cadillac Cimarron
- 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1983 Chevrolet Celebrity
- 1983 Chevrolet Citation
- 1983 Oldsmobile Ciera
- 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass
- 1983 Oldsmobile Firenza
- 1983 Oldsmobile Omega
- 1983 Pontiac 6000
- 1983 Pontiac J2000
- 1983 Pontiac Phoenix