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2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue

Component

Seat Belts

Consequence of Defect

vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. the buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."

Corrective Action

in the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.

Recall Notes

dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.

2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue

Component

Seat Belts

Consequence of Defect

vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles, equipped with sunvisor located air bag labels, fail to conform to federal motor vehicles safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection." these vehicles have a message area less than 30 cm which does not meet the requirements of the standard.

Corrective Action

these vehicles do not comply with the standard.

Recall Notes

gm will mail a new bilingual air bag label with installation instructions. however, the customer may bring the label to their dealer for installation free of charge. owner notification began may 4, 2001. owners who do not receive the free label and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537 or buick at 1-800-521-7300.

2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue

Component

Seat Belts

Consequence of Defect

vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. the buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."

Corrective Action

in the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.

Recall Notes

dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.

2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue

Component

Seat Belts

Consequence of Defect

vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles, equipped with sunvisor located air bag labels, fail to conform to federal motor vehicles safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection." these vehicles have a message area less than 30 cm which does not meet the requirements of the standard.

Corrective Action

these vehicles do not comply with the standard.

Recall Notes

gm will mail a new bilingual air bag label with installation instructions. however, the customer may bring the label to their dealer for installation free of charge. owner notification began may 4, 2001. owners who do not receive the free label and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537 or buick at 1-800-521-7300.

2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue

Component

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components

Consequence of Defect

vehicle description: passenger vehicles. some of these vehicles have internal fluid leaks in the brake hydraulic control unit.

Corrective Action

when the rear brake proportioning, antilock brake, traction control, or stability control feature is activated in some driving situations, the feature may not perform as designed.

Recall Notes

dealers will inspect the abs hydraulic modulator unit and if necessary, replace the hydraulic modulator.

1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue

Component

Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Hose

Consequence of Defect

vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a 3.8l v6 engine. some of these vehicles were built without a heater hose clip which could allow the hose to sag and contact the oxygen sensor resulting in a coolant leak.

Corrective Action

if a coolant leak were to occur, and leaking coolant contacted the hot exhaust manifold, an engine compartment fire could result.

Recall Notes

dealers will install a heater hose clip.

1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue

Component

Exterior Lighting:Headlights

Consequence of Defect

vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the owner manuals do not contain the requirement information pertaining to the vehicle headlamp aiming device. this does not comply with requirements of fmvss no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."

Corrective Action

if the headlamp assemblies are replaced, customers may not be able to properly aim the headlights.

Recall Notes

owners will be mailed an owner manual's insert which contains the appropriate information.

1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue

Component

Seat Belts

Consequence of Defect

vehicle description: passenger vehicles. some of these vehicles were built with rear seat shoulder belts that could twist, allowing the webbing to be jammed in the retractor. when the shoulder belt webbing becomes jammed in the retractor, the seat belt becomes unusable.

Corrective Action

this could prevent a person from using the seat belt system, and a risk of injury to an unbelted person in a crash would be increased.

Recall Notes

dealers will remove any twists from the rear shoulder belt(s) and install clips to the belt web guide to prevent twisting.

1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue

Component

Steering:Rack And Pinion

Consequence of Defect

certain passenger vehicles have lower pinion bearings in the power rack and pinion assembly in which the retainer tabs were not crimped properly. these retainers could fail and permit the ball bearings to escape.

Corrective Action

if this occurs, the pinion shaft can be forced upward during left turns and back down as the steering wheel is moved back and to the right. if the pinion shaft moves further, the driver will need to exert more effort to turn the steering wheel, similar to a vehicle without power assisted steering. if the pinion shaft moves even further, the driver will require much higher effort to turn left and may not be able to turn the wheel as much as intended. with the maximum pinion shaft movement, which requires internal gear component damage, the driver can encounter high resistance to turning left, followed by unintended power assist to the right. in any of these conditions, a crash could occur.

Recall Notes

dealers will install a new lower pinion bearing unless inspect of the existing bearing indicates that replacement of the gear assembly is necessary. owner notification began on february 5, 2004. owners should contact buick at 1-866-608-8080; chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438; oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537; or pontiac at 1-800-620-7668.

1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue

Component

Seat Belts

Consequence of Defect

vehicle description: passenger vehicles. some of these vehicles were built with rear seat shoulder belts that could twist, allowing the webbing to be jammed in the retractor. when the shoulder belt webbing becomes jammed in the retractor, the seat belt becomes unusable.

Corrective Action

this could prevent a person from using the seat belt system, and a risk of injury to an unbelted person in a crash would be increased.

Recall Notes

dealers will remove any twists from the rear shoulder belt(s) and install clips to the belt web guide to prevent twisting.

1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue

Component

Exterior Lighting:Headlights

Consequence of Defect

vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the owner manuals do not contain the requirement information pertaining to the vehicle headlamp aiming device. this does not comply with requirements of fmvss no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."

Corrective Action

if the headlamp assemblies are replaced, customers may not be able to properly aim the headlights.

Recall Notes

owners will be mailed an owner manual's insert which contains the appropriate information.