Defect & Vehicles Involved, Dealer Campaign & Material Information

DEFECT INVOLVED General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety may exist in a small number of 1988 Buick Regal model vehicles. When the left front brake hose was assembled to the brake hose bracket, the components may have been twisted. This condition could allow the brake hose to contact the fender lining/rail area. Over time, this contact could allow the brake hose to wear through, causing a loss of brake fluid and a partial loss of braking capability. Part of the brake system will still work and allow the vehicle to be stopped, but over a greater distance. A partial loss of braking capability at a time when minimum stopping distance is required could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.

To prevent this condition from occurring, the left front brake hose will be inspected for proper installation and replaced as required.
VEHICLES INVOLVED

Involved are certain 1988 Buick Regal model vehicles produced within the following VIN breakpoints:

PLANT FROM THROUGH AND INCLUDING

Oshawa J1448150 J1457141

DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY

Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this campaign at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership from this time forward.

Whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign is taken into your new or used vehicle inventory, or it is in your dealership for service in the future, you should take the steps necessary to be sure the campaign correction has been made before reselling or releasing the vehicle.

Owners of vehicles recently sold from your new vehicle inventory are to be contacted by the dealer, and arrangements made to make the required correction according to instructions contained in this bulletin.

DEALER MATERIAL

If your dealership has vehicles involved in this campaign, you will receive the following items:

- Listing of all vehicles involved in this campaign shipped to your dealership.

- One (1) Campaign Identification Label per vehicle involved.

Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number computer listings. Computer listings contain the complete vehicle identification number, owner name and address data, and are furnished to involved dealers with the campaign bulletin. Owner name and address data furnished will enable dealers to follow up with owners involved in this campaign.

These listings may contain owner names and addresses obtained from State Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor vehicle registration data for any other purpose is a violation of law in several states. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of this listing to the follow-up necessary to complete this campaign.

Any dealer not receiving a computer listing with the campaign bulletin has no involved vehicles currently assigned.