Recall Register

1988 Buick Lesabre: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1988 Buick Lesabre. The newest campaign is 89V102000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Jun 1989. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 21 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 89V102000, in the NHTSA record

Install a new bushing in cruise control servo bail.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,792,360 units in total.

  1. 89V102000Received . 1,755,897 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    A small nylon bushing in the cruise control servo bail may slip out of place, causing intermittent and unexpected increases in engine speed or dieseling (engine run on with ignition off).
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Servo rod assembly could catch on engine components andresult in a stuck throttle with potential for a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install a new bushing in cruise control servo bail.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 88V067000Received . 1,889 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Antilock

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Low torque of the brake hydraulic unit mounting bolts could cause increased brake pedal travel and/or poor pedal feel if attachment loosens.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could lead to separation of brakehydraulic unit from its mounting bracket and result in loss of brake functionand an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace hydraulic unit mounting bolts.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 88V006000Received . 34,574 units.

    Seat Belts

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Owners manual did not include instructions on proper usage of rear seat safety belt systems.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicles do not conform to FMVSS 209.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Furnish owners with updated owners manuals that contain the omitted instructions.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

21 complaints, 22 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1988 Buick Lesabre: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Steering12
Seat Belts3
Electrical System2
Engine and Engine Cooling2
Structure1
Tires1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
27 Sep 2007

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1988 Buick Lesabre, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 8 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1988 Buick Lesabre
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA90017Engineering analysisBRAKE FAILUREService Brakes, Hydraulic26 Mar 199022 Apr 1991
PE89098Preliminary evaluationANTI LOCK BRAKESService Brakes, Hydraulic10 Mar 198917 May 1989

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19671
  2. 19702
  3. 19713
  4. 19721
  5. 19741
  6. 19753
  7. 19762
  8. 19773
  9. 19782
  10. 19792
  11. 19813
  12. 19821
  13. 19830
  14. 19842
  15. 19851
  16. 19862
  17. 19874
  18. 19883
  19. 19892
  20. 19900
  21. 19910
  22. 19922
  23. 19931
  24. 19940
  25. 19951
  26. 19962
  27. 19972
  28. 19981
  29. 19992
  30. 20005
  31. 20010
  32. 20022
  33. 20031
  34. 20040
  35. 20050
  36. 20060

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1988 Buick Lesabre: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/lesabre/1988/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1988 Buick Lesabre?
1,792,360 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Buick Lesabre have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 46 recall campaigns for the Buick Lesabre, model years 1967 to 2006. 3 of them name the 1988 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1988 Buick Lesabre name most often?
Steering: 12 of 22 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1988 Buick Lesabre open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.