# NHTSA recall 00V189000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 00V189000
- Manufacturer's number: 00061/00065
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 2000\-07\-11
- Owners notified: 2000\-09\-28
- Component: STRUCTURE
- Units potentially affected: 713435

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE,  ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WHERE ROAD SALT USE IS HEAVY.  A CONDITION WHERE ONE OR BOTH FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS CAN PULL THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINERS.


## What can happen

IF BOTH BOLTS PULL THROUGH, THE FRONT OF THE CRADLE WOULD NO LONGER BE SUPPORTED AT THE MOUNTING LOCATIONS AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT COULD SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME/CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINERS.


## Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 28, 2000. 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 CHEVROLET AT 1\-800\-222\-1020, BUICK AT 1\-800\-521\-7300, PONTIAC AT 1\-800\-762\-2737, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1\-800\-442\-6537. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1988 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/1988/recalls.md)
- [1989 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/1989/recalls.md)
- [1990 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/1990/recalls.md)
- [1991 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/1991/recalls.md)
- [1990 CHEVROLET LUMINA](/makes/chevrolet/lumina/1990/recalls.md)
- [1991 CHEVROLET LUMINA](/makes/chevrolet/lumina/1991/recalls.md)
- 1991 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS
- [1988 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME](/makes/oldsmobile/cutlass-supreme/1988/recalls.md)
- [1989 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME](/makes/oldsmobile/cutlass-supreme/1989/recalls.md)
- [1990 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME](/makes/oldsmobile/cutlass-supreme/1990/recalls.md)
- [1988 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX](/makes/pontiac/grand-prix/1988/recalls.md)
- [1989 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX](/makes/pontiac/grand-prix/1989/recalls.md)
- [1990 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX](/makes/pontiac/grand-prix/1990/recalls.md)
- [1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX](/makes/pontiac/grand-prix/1991/recalls.md)

## Investigated as EA00011 and RP01001

This recall followed 2 NHTSA investigations. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- EA00011: Engineering analysis, opened 2000\-04\-10, closed 2001\-01\-12. ENGINE CRADLE SEPARATION. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
- RP01001: Recall petition, opened 2001\-11\-28, closed 2002\-06\-13. STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/00V189000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/00V189000/investigations)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/00V189000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/00V189000)

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