Vehicle profile

1992 Buick LeSabre

Sedan · Large Cars

2 federal recalls illustration
Illustration of a 1992 Buick LeSabre

Specifications

What's under the hood.

Horsepower
170 hp
Cylinders
6-cyl
Displacement
3.8L
Fuel
Gasoline
Transmission
Automatic 4-spd
Drive
FWD
Body class
Large Cars
Doors
4

Federal recall campaigns

2 federal recall campaigns.

1992 Buick LeSabre

How this compares

Most-affected system
PARKING BRAKE — 1 of 2 (50%)

Derived from the federal campaign record across 1992 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.

  • 91V167000

    PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL

    WHEN APPLIED, THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY MAY RELEASE ONE OR MORE TEETH, REDUCING THE CABLE LOAD TO THE REAR BRAKES.

    Consequence: DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF THE LEVER RELEASE AND ROADLEVEL. THE PARKING BRAKE MAY NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, ALLOWING IT TO ROLL, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 105.

    Remedy: REPLACE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY.

    23/09/1991

  • 96V015000

    POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS.

    Consequence: VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.

    Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.

    23/01/1996

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{
  "id": "h2ehzkmlr60o5gy",
  "year": 1992,
  "make": "Buick",
  "model": "LeSabre",
  "trim": "LeSabre",
  "submodel": "Sedan",
  "horsepower": 170,
  "cylinders": 6,
  "displacement_l": 3.8,
  "transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
  "drive_type": "FWD",
  "fuel_type": "Gasoline",
  "body_class": "Large Cars",
  "image_url": "https://f005.backblazeb2.com/file/vehicle/vehicle-images/1992-buick-lesabre-1754845904435-2fbef5e8.jpeg",
  "image_type": "illustration",
  "recall_count": 2
}
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