General Motors Corp.: Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 23, 1991 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 20,765. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
WHEN APPLIED, THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY MAY RELEASE ONE OR MORE TEETH, REDUCING THE CABLE LOAD TO THE REAR BRAKES.
The risk
DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF THE LEVER RELEASE AND ROADLEVEL. THE PARKING BRAKE MAY NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, ALLOWING IT TO ROLL, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 105.
The remedy
REPLACE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Buick Lesabre | 189 | 2 | 23 | 17 |
| 1992 Pontiac Bonneville | 113 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 1991 Buick Park Avenue | 92 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 1991 Oldsmobile 88 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 Oldsmobile 98 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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 91V167000.
Full record for the 1992 Buick Lesabre → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →