General Motors Corp.: Structure
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 8, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 676,535. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT AND WISCONSIN. THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULL THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINER. IF BOTH BOLTS PULL THROUGH, THE REAR CRADLE WOULD NOT LONGER BE SUPPORTED AT THESE MOUNTING LOCATIONS AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR.
The risk
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD RESULT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINERS.
16 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 Chevrolet Lumina Apv | 47 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1991 Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass | 193 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 1991 Oldsmobile Silhouette | 37 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 1991 Pontiac Grand Prix | 172 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 1991 Pontiac Trans Sport | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1990 Buick Regal | 77 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 1990 Chevrolet Lumina | 427 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| 1990 Chevrolet Lumina Apv | 99 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 1990 Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass | 103 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 1990 Oldsmobile Silhouette | 43 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix | 176 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 1990 Pontiac Trans Sport | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
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 97V058000.
Full record for the 1991 Buick Regal → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →