General Motors Corp.: Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 10, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 21,582. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION DURING ASSEMBLY.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A FRACTURE OF THE WHEEL STUDS CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE VEHICLE'S WHEEL LUG NUTS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Buick Roadmaster | 52 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 Chevrolet Caprice | 65 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 Buick Roadmaster | 50 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 1995 Cadillac Fleetwood | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 Chevrolet Caprice | 88 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
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 96V245000.
Full record for the 1996 Buick Roadmaster → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →