Campaign - Hard Pedal or Increased Pedal Travel: Overview

90olds08
Subject: POWERMASTER BRAKE SYSTEM


Models/Years: 1986 OLDSMOBILE
CUSTOM CRUISER STATION WAGON

Number: 86-C-15

Date: July 1990

Section: 5

CONDITION

General Motors has determined that certain 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Station Wagons with Powermaster brake systems were built with combination valves and pressure switches which may become faulty. If left uncorrected, these vehicles may experience a "hard brake pedal" or "increased brake pedal travel". These conditions may be caused by a cast iron combination valve allowing air to enter the brake system or by a pressure switch on the Powermaster Brake Assembly leaking brake fluid.

To prevent either of the above conditions from occurring, vehicles will be inspected and those equipped with the CAST IRON combination valve will receive a new BRASS combination valve. Also, the pressure switch will be inspected and replaced if necessary.


VEHICLES INVOLVED

Involved are certain 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Station Wagons with Powermaster brake systems built from Start-of-production (S.O.P.) through the End-of-production (E.O.P.), within the following VIN breakpoints:


Through and
Year Model Model Name

Beginning Including

1986 "B" Wagon Custom Cruiser G9000002 G9021070


DEALER ACTION

Dealers are to service all vehicles involved in this campaign, at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership.

Whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign is taken into your used vehicle inventory, or it is in your dealership for service, you are to ensure the campaign correction has been made before selling or releasing the vehicle.

Dealers are to contact owners of vehicles recently sold from your used vehicle inventory and arrange for the campaign correction to be performed.