Vehicle recall 98V241000 · October 5, 1998
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a 3.8L V6 engine.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a 3.8L V6 engine. Some of these vehicles were built without a heater hose clip which could allow the hose to sag and contact the oxygen sensor resulting in a coolant leak.
- Consequence
- If a coolant leak were to occur, and leaking coolant contacted the hot exhaust manifold, an engine compartment fire could result.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a heater hose clip.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during October 1998.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 contactoldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V241000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 5, 1998
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Owner notification
- October 19, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,732
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system › Hoses/lines/piping/fittings
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Oldsmobile Intrigue (1999): 1999
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