Vehicle recall 99V238000 · August 27, 1999
Oldsmobile Aurora, Buick LeSabre and 1 more model
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The brake booster to pedal assembly attachment nuts may be loose.
- Consequence
- If these nuts are loose, the brake pedal may be low, the assembly may be loose, the brakes may not release, and if the nuts back completely off, braking may be lost. Also fume and water intrusion to the passenger compartment can occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace any missing brake booster to brake pedal assembly nuts and tighten all four (4) nuts to specified torque.
- Notes
- GM recall no. 99038.OWNER notification began October 8, 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, or Oldsmobile 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
- 99V238000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 27, 1999
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 99038
- Owner notification
- October 8, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 988
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Power assist › Vacuum
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Buick LeSabre (2000): 2000
- Buick Park Avenue (1999): 1999
- Oldsmobile Aurora (1999): 1999
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