1990 BUICK REATTA Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 90V031000 on 02/21/1990
- Component:
- Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module
- Manufactured:
- 07/31/1989 - 08/31/1989
- Affected:
- 857
- Defect:
- The forward sensor for the air bag may have been incorrectly constructed with part of the wiring harness to the sensor reversed.
- Consequence:
- The reversal of the wires could cause delay in the deployment of the air bag and increase the severity of the of injury to an unbelted driver in an accident.
- Correction:
- Replace forward discriminating sensor as necessary.
- Notes:
- System:air bag impact sensor; fmvss 208.vehicle description: passenger cars.
- Campaign:
- 90V164000 on 09/17/1990
- Component:
- Power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:floor shift
- Manufactured:
- 02/28/1990 - 03/31/1990
- Affected:
- 63,964
- Defect:
- Transaxle shift control cable may disengage from the from the floor shift control with loss of gear indicator reference and shift selector operation.
- Consequence:
- Driver would not be able to determine actual gearposition the transaxle is in, which could result in unexpected vehicle movementand an accident without prior warning.
- Correction:
- Install a transaxle shift control cable retaining clip to prevent cable disengagement.
- Notes:
- System: transaxle; shift control cable.vehicle description: passenger cars.
- Campaign:
- 90E043004 on 10/31/1990
- Component:
- Air bags:frontal
- Manufactured:
- 10/31/1989 - 06/30/1990
- Affected:
- 39
- Defect:
- Threaded inflator components may have been damaged during assembly which may allow components to separate when inflator receives a signal to deploy the air bag.
- Consequence:
- Inflator component separation allows hot combustion gasesto escape into the passenger compartment which could result in injuries to vehicle occupants.
- Correction:
- Replace air bag modules containing potentially defective inflators.
- Notes:
- Note:this campaign was initiated by trw, inc., manufacturer of the air bag module system:air bag modules.vehicle description: passenger cars equipped with driver side supplemental airbag modules.
- Campaign:
- 91V158000 on 09/24/1991
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:switches:brake warning
- Manufactured:
- 07/31/1989 - 02/28/1990
- Affected:
- 18,904
- Defect:
- Brake indicator light may not light when ignition is in the "on" position, the parking brake is applied, and the shift selector is in the park or neutral gear range.
- Consequence:
- Vehicles would not meet the requirements of fmvss 101and 105.
- Correction:
- Replace the prom in the body computer module to prevent this condition from occurring.
- Notes:
- System: control displays; fmvss 101 and 105.vehicle description: passenger cars.
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