Cutlass Supreme V6-3100 3.1L MFI VIN M (1994)
Technical Service Bulletin # 94C55
Date: 941101
Recall - Brake Line Interference with Frame
BULLETIN NO.: 94-C-55
DATE: NOVEMBER 1994
SECTION: 5
SUBJECT:
BRAKE PIPE INTERFERENCE
YEARS: 1993 & 1994
MODEL: CUTLASS SUPREME
TO: All Oldsmobile Retailers
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle subject to a recall campaign of this type must be adequately
repaired within a reasonable time after the owner has tendered it for repair. A failure to repair within sixty (60) days after tender of a vehicle is prima
facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time.
If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the owner may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no
charge or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.
To avoid having to provide these burdensome solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each owner and to repair
their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the included copy of the letter that is being sent to owners, the owners are being instructed to
contact OCAN (Oldsmobile Customer Assistance Network) if their retailer does not remedy the condition within five (5) days of the mutually agreed
upon service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, they are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
DEFECT INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1993 - 94 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme model
vehicles. The brake lines on some of these vehicles may be contacting the transaxle mounting bracket or frame side rail. This condition can cause the
brake line to wear through, resulting in loss of brake fluid and eventual loss of one half of the vehicle braking system. If this condition were to occur in a
situation where stopping distances were minimal, a vehicle crash could occur without prior warning.
To prevent the possibility of this condition from occurring, retailers are to inspect for proper brake line clearance and reposition those brake lines found
to have less than minimal clearance. Additionally, those brake lines found to have an indentation caused by the contact will be replaced.
Vehicles Involved
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Certain (not all) 1993 - 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme vehicles built at the Doraville Assembly Plant within the VIN breakpoints:
Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number listings. Computer listings contain the complete Vehicle Identification Number,
owner name and address data, and are furnished to involved retailers with the campaign bulletin. Owner name and address data furnished will enable
retailers to follow-up with owners involved in this campaign.
These listings may contain owner names and addresses obtained from State Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor vehicle
registration data for any other purpose is a violation of law in several states. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of this listing to the follow-up
necessary to complete this campaign. Any retailer not receiving a computer listing with the campaign bulletin has no involved vehicles currently
assigned.
Should a question arise concerning the campaign involvement of a specific vehicle(s) within the breakpoints listed above, retailers should access the
VISS (Vehicle Information Service System) for verification.
Dealer Campaign Responsibilty and Parts Information