Recall campaign · NHTSA 86V145000

Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1986-11-03.

Recall campaignNHTSA 86V145000

Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections

Component: Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected: 88,668
Reported to NHTSA: 1986-11-03
Owners notified: 1986-11-07

Defect description

THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP RETURN HOSE AND THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: HOSE COULD OVERHEAT, RESULTING IN A HOLE AND FLUID LEAK, AND A POSSIBLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE AND CORRECTLY ROUTE HOSE, AS NECESSARY.

Notes

SYSTEM: POWER STEERING PUMP RETURN HOSE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

Model	Years on record
Buick Electra	1986
OLDSMOBILE 98	1986

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.