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NHTSA recall 99V170000

Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip

Buick Century and 1 more

Reported Jul 9, 1999168,559 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Maker’s number 99033Built Mar 1, 1998 – Apr 20, 1999

The defect

Some of these vehicles with the key in the "on" position, exhibit a condition in which the antilock brake system (ABS) motor shorts to its case and grounds through a flexible brake fluid pipe.

The risk

This short can cause extreme heating of the flexible brake pipe where it can melt a nearby flexible plastic fuel hose, which could result in an underhood fire.

The remedy

Dealers will install a ground cable from the electronic brake control module (ebcm) to the engine compartment body rail.

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Vehicles in this recall

Buick Century
1999
Buick Regal
1999

Notes

Owner notification began august 25, 1999. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact buick at 1-800-521-7300. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).