Vehicle profile
1996 Buick Roadmaster
Sedan · Large Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 260 hp
- Cylinders
- 8-cyl
- Displacement
- 5.7L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 4-spd
- Drive
- RWD
- Body class
- Large Cars
- Doors
- 4
Federal recall campaigns
2 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- Most-affected system
- AIR BAGS — 1 of 2 (50%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1996 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
96V245000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDSTHE WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION DURING ASSEMBLY.
Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A FRACTURE OF THE WHEEL STUDS CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE VEHICLE'S WHEEL LUG NUTS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION.
10/12/1996
95V215000
AIR BAGSTHESE VEHICLES WERE SHIPPED WITH BOTH THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFLATABLE RESTRAINT CAUTION LABEL AND A ROOF RACK CAUTION LABEL INSTALLED ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE SUN VISOR. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO.208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."
Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: OPERATORS COULD FAIL TO NOTICE AND HEED THE WARNING LABELS.
Remedy: A NEW ROOF RACK CAUTION LABEL, WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS, WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO OWNERS. OWNERS WILL INSTALL THE LABEL OR HAVE THEIR DEALER INSTALL THE LABEL FOR THEM.
03/11/1995
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"year": 1996,
"make": "Buick",
"model": "Roadmaster",
"trim": "Roadmaster",
"submodel": "Sedan",
"horsepower": 260,
"cylinders": 8,
"displacement_l": 5.7,
"transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
"drive_type": "RWD",
"fuel_type": "Gasoline",
"body_class": "Large Cars",
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"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 2
}Compare
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