NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE89098
Preliminary Evaluation · General Motors, LLC · SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
An investigation is not a finding that a defect exists.
NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
What NHTSA is examining
The agency's own description of the inquiry, quoted as published
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An investigation is a separate record from a recall and from a manufacturer communication. A manufacturer campaign to repair a safety defect or a failure to meet a federal safety standard.
Investigation details
Identifiers, dates and outcome as recorded by NHTSA
- Action number
- PE89098
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- General Motors, LLC
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Opened
- Mar 10, 1989
- Closed
- May 17, 1989
- Associated recall campaign
- None recorded
Vehicles named in this investigation
20 model years across 7 models
- Buick Electra
- Buick Lesabre
- Cadillac Deville
- Cadillac Fleetwood
- Oldsmobile 88
- Oldsmobile 98
- Pontiac Bonneville
Being named here means NHTSA included the vehicle in the scope of its inquiry. It is not a statement that these vehicles have a defect.