| NHTSA Record Id: 11153 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHEVROLET |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008989000062840000000228 |
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| Model Name: C3500 |
Model Year: 1994 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V025000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 98065 |
| Component Name: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1993 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 30 1994 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 988587 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 12 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Feb, 05 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 08 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: pickup trucks, crew cabs, utility trucks and sport utility vehicles. these vehicles were built with the polarity of the wiring for the zero adjust brake switch reversed from what was specified on the switch drawing. with the reversed polarity, the contacts in the brake switch can wear out prematurely. the brake switch will perform normally until the brake switch contacts wear out, resulting in loss of the brake lamps without any warning to the driver. |
Consequence Summary: This would fail to warn a following driver that the vehicle is braking and could lead to a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the brake switch and reverse the wiring. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began april 12, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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