Buick Apollo 1973
Model Apollo made in 1973 by Buick got 2 recalls. There was one recall concerning service brakes, hydraulic .
Model 1973
Recalls
Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | ||||||||||||||||
73V083000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 02/01/1973 to 03/01/1973 | V (Vehicle) | 742 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 04/13/1973 | 10/12/1979 | ||||||||
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Notes | General motor campaign no n/a.possibility that the retention nuts on brakeclevis may be loose on non-power brake system.a loose nut might allowrotation of the master cylinder push rod, which may change the effective brakepush rod length.(correct by inspecting and adjust to specifications andtighten nut securely.) | |||||||||||||||
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM | ||||||||||||||||
74V027000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | V (Vehicle) | 1218387 | 02/18/1974 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/15/1974 | 10/12/1979 | ||||||||
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Notes | Oldsmobile campaign no 74-c-5.buick campaign no 73-c-3.gmc truck campaignno 74-c-06.chevrolet campaign no 74-c-11.pontiac campaign no 74-c-5.possibility that the single diaphragm brake vacuum power booster was assembledwith demensional descrepancies in the vacuum power booster housing which mayreduce the torque required to unlock the front half of the housing from therear half.if this condition exists, the low unlocking torque coupled withother variations in the assembly may cause housing to rotate and disengage fromthe locking tabs resulting in separation of the two halves of the booster andcomplete loss of brakes.(correct by inspecting and staking the housing at twopoints to preclude rotation of the housing. |