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NHTSA recall 83V105000

Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Differential proportional valve

Buick Century and 13 more

Reported Oct 13, 1983352,036 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Oct 1, 1982 – May 1, 1983

The defect

The brake proportioner valves may break and separate from the master cylinder. This would allow brake fluid to leak and would result in a partial loss of the brake system.

The remedy

The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace all suspect valves.

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Vehicles in this recall

Buick Century
1983
Buick Skyhawk
1983
Buick Skylark
1983
Cadillac Cimarron
1983
Chevrolet Cavalier
1983
Chevrolet Celebrity
1983
Chevrolet Citation
1983
Oldsmobile Ciera
1983
Oldsmobile Cutlass
1983
Oldsmobile Firenza
1983
Oldsmobile Omega
1983
Pontiac 6000
1983
Pontiac J2000
1983
Pontiac Phoenix
1983

Notes

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: service brakes; brake proportioner valves.consequences of defect: since this IS a dual brake system, part of the systemwill still work and allow the vehicle to be stopped, but over a greaterdistance. Partial loss of the braking system at a time when minimum stoppingdistance IS required could result in a vehicle accident without prior warning.