General Motors Corp.: Structure
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 11, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 713,435. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WHERE ROAD SALT USE IS HEAVY. A CONDITION WHERE ONE OR BOTH FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS CAN PULL THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINERS.
The risk
IF BOTH BOLTS PULL THROUGH, THE FRONT OF THE CRADLE WOULD NO LONGER BE SUPPORTED AT THE MOUNTING LOCATIONS AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT COULD SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME/CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINERS.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Buick Regal | 200 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 1991 Chevrolet Lumina | 352 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass | 193 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 1991 Pontiac Grand Prix | 172 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 1990 Buick Regal | 77 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 1990 Chevrolet Lumina | 427 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme | 38 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix | 176 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
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 00V189000.
Full record for the 1991 Buick Regal → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →