| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
96V245000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
BUICK |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
ROADMASTER |
| Model Year: |
1995 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19950801 - 19950831 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
21582 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19961202 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19961202 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19961210 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19961219 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION DURING ASSEMBLY. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A FRACTURE OF THE WHEEL STUDS CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE VEHICLE'S WHEEL LUG NUTS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. |