2000 Buick Lesabre & 2000 Cadillac Eldorado + 3 more recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The inner tie rod nuts are loose and CAN result in separation of a tie rod.
💥 The risk
Separation of a tie rod CAN cause unexpected steering input increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will check and adjust the vehicle toe-in and tighten the inner tie rod nuts to the specified torque.
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
- 99V301000
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 1,284
- Component
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-521-7300
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 16, 1999
- Built
- Sep 1, 1999 – Oct 25, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began november 16, 1999. 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 cadillac at 1-800-458-8006.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).