General Motors Corp.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 21, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,848. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE BRAKE HOSES WERE MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY, AND DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 106, "BRAKE HOSES."
The risk
THE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED BRAKE HOSES CAN CAUSEREDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AND/OR UNEVEN BRAKING, WHICH COULD RESULT IN ANACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLY ON CIERA AND CENTURY MODELS, AND BOTH REAR BRAKE HOSES ON CAVALIER AND SUNBIRD MODELS.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Buick Century | 54 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier | 146 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass | 139 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 1993 Pontiac Sunbird | 37 | 3 | 4 | 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 93V121000.
Full record for the 1993 Buick Century → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →