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1992 Buick Skylark 4-DR

3
Recalls
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Complaints

Safety Ratings.

NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings help consumers compare vehicle safety when searching for a car. More stars mean safer cars.

Frontal Crash
Side Crash
Rollover
Overall Front Star Rating

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Front Driver Side
Front Passenger Side
Overall Side Star Rating

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Driver
Passenger
Overall Side Pole Star Rating

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Rollover Star Rating

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Complaints
Recalls

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for 1992 BUICK SKYLARK

3 Recalls

for 1992 BUICK SKYLARK
21/10/1991
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 91V182000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
IF THE SEAT ADJUSTER FAILS TO LOCK INTO POSITION, THEPASSENGER SEAT WOULD SLIDE FORWARD IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.OCCUPANTS OF THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD FACE INCREASED RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY.
Campaign Number: 91V182000
Manufacture: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Components: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Summary

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE EASY-ENTRY SEAT ADJUSTER MAY FAIL FULLY LOCK INTO POSITION AFTER THE SEAT BACK HAS BEEN TILTED FORWARD AND THE SEAT SLID FORWARD, THEN RETURNED TO ITS ORIGINAL POSTITION.

Notes

SYSTEM: INTERIOR SYSTEMS: SEAT BACK.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS; N COUPE MODELS.NOTE: GENERAL MOTORS HAS INFORMED THIS AGENCY THAT ALL REPAIRS WILL BE MADEBEFORE THE VEHICLE IS OFFERED FOR SALE.

21/10/1991
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 91V184000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
LOCKING OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS INMOTION RESULTS IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND INCREASED RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Campaign Number: 91V184000
Manufacture: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Components: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
Summary

A MISADJUSTMENT OF THE PARK LOCK CABLE IN THE COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND THE IGNITION SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION.

Notes

SYSTEM: STEERING COLUMN.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS WITH COLUMN SHIFT.NOTE: GENERAL MOTORS INFORMED THIS AGENCY THAT ALL REPAIRS WILL BE MADE BEFOREVEHICLES ARE OFFERED FOR SALE.

17/07/1992
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 92V106000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 301,FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY. SPILLED FUEL IN A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT CAN RESULT IN AFIRE.
Campaign Number: 92V106000
Manufacture: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
Summary

THE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH AN INCORRECT SUSPENSION UPPER SPRING SEAT AT THE RIGHT-REAR POSITION. IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A REAR IMPACT ACCIDENT, THE RIGHT-HAND REAR WHEEL HOUSE FLANGE COULD SEVER THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE AND SPILL FUEL.

Notes

SYSTEM: FUEL SYSTEM: FMVSS 301.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.

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