General Motors Corp.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 17, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 18,754. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REAR DRUM BRAKES. THE BOLT HEAD(S) ON THE REAR SPINDLE ROD CAN SEPARATE.
The risk
THE REAR WHEEL CAN SHIFT, CAUSING REAR STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR SPINDLE BOLTS.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Buick Century | 193 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 2000 Buick Regal | 184 | 10 | 30 | 12 |
| 2000 Chevrolet Lumina | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V143000.
Full record for the 2000 Buick Century → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →