| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
88V078000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
BUICK |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
RIVIERA |
| Model Year: |
1987 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19850301 - 19850601 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
65136 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19880630 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19880630 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19880510 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19880513 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP PRESSURE HOSE ASSEMBLY AND THE TRANSMISSION GOVERNOR/SPEED SENSOR CONNECTOR COULD CAUSE ABRASION OF THE HOSE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS COULD RESULT IN A FLUID LEAK, WITH THE POTENTIAL FORAN UNDERHOOD FIRE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP PRESSURE HOSE. |