Recall - Brake Line Interference with Frame: Overview
BULLETIN NO.: 94-C-55DATE: NOVEMBER 1994
SECTION: 5
SUBJECT:
BRAKE PIPE INTERFERENCE
YEARS: 1993 & 1994
MODEL: CUTLASS SUPREME
TO: All Oldsmobile Retailers
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle subject to a recall campaign of this type must be adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the owner has tendered it for repair. A failure to repair within sixty (60) days after tender of a vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time.
If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the owner may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no charge or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.
To avoid having to provide these burdensome solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each owner and to repair their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the included copy of the letter that is being sent to owners, the owners are being instructed to contact OCAN (Oldsmobile Customer Assistance Network) if their retailer does not remedy the condition within five (5) days of the mutually agreed upon service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, they are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
DEFECT INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1993 - 94 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme model vehicles. The brake lines on some of these vehicles may be contacting the transaxle mounting bracket or frame side rail. This condition can cause the brake line to wear through, resulting in loss of brake fluid and eventual loss of one half of the vehicle braking system. If this condition were to occur in a situation where stopping distances were minimal, a vehicle crash could occur without prior warning.
To prevent the possibility of this condition from occurring, retailers are to inspect for proper brake line clearance and reposition those brake lines found to have less than minimal clearance. Additionally, those brake lines found to have an indentation caused by the contact will be replaced.