2000 Buick Century & 2000 Buick Regal + 1 more recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with rear drum brakes. The bolt head(s) on the rear spindle rod CAN separate.
💥 The risk
The rear wheel CAN shift, causing rear steering of the vehicle. The driver could lose control and a crash could occur.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the rear spindle bolts.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V143000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00047
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 18,754
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
- Owner phone
- 1-800-521-7300
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 23, 2000
- Built
- Nov 1, 1999 – Jan 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began june 23, 2000. 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 chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).