"TX" HEAVY DUTY WHEELS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH LAMINATED STEEL. THE WHEEL DISC MAY FRACTURE AND THE WHEEL AND TIRE COULD PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
FixTHE DEFECTIVE WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE.
Year · Make · Model
1981 Buick Century
What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.
3
Open recalls
1
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins
Consumer complaints
1 filed0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported
What people complain about
- Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL Cylinders1
Recalls
3 campaignsTHE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE LOWER REAR CONTROL ARM TO THE FRAME MAY FRACTURE. THE REAR CONTROL ARM SUPPORTS AND POSITIONS THE REAR AXLE. FRACTURE OF THE BOLTS WOULD ALLOW THE CONTROL ARM TO DROP FREE.
FixBOTH REAR CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT BOLTS WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE.
THE STEEL USED IN SOME COMPACT SPARE WHEELS IS TOO THIN. WHILE IN SERVICE THE WHEEL MAY FRACTURE, RESULTING IN A PARTIAL OR COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL AND TIRE FROM THE VEHICLE.
FixSPARE WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
NHTSA investigations
2 actionsPOWER STEERING FAILURE
BRAKE BACKING PLATE