| NHTSA Record Id: 13731 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHEVROLET |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008448000077652000000073 |
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| Model Name: S10 |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V218000 |
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| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 31 1997 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 19716 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 15 1997 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Nov, 24 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Dec, 03 1997 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicles. a fatigue fracture of the rear axle right-hand brake pipe can occur causing a slow brake fluid leak resulting in a soft brake pedal. if the brake pipe breaks, the driver would experience a sudden drop in the brake pedal, the instrument panel brake light would illuminate, and there would be a loss of rear brake performance. |
Consequence Summary: Partial loss of braking at a time when minimum stopping distance was required could result in a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect and replace the brake pipe. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin during december 1997. 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, oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537, or gmc at 1-800-462-8782.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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