Recall campaign · NHTSA 69V038000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1969-04-08.

Recall campaignNHTSA 69V038000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Component: Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected: 830,000
Reported to NHTSA: 1969-04-08
Owners notified: 1969-04-02

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

POSSIBILITY THAT ORIGINALLY INSTALLED FRONT BRAKE HOSES MAY, UNDER EX- TENSIVEUSAGE AND CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, FATIGUE.IF THIS OCCURS, A SUDDEN HEAVYBRAKE APPLICATION MIGHT CAUSE BRAKE HOSE TO RUPTURE RESULTING IN LOSS OFHYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM.(CORRECT BY RE- PLACING FRONT FLEXIBLE HOSES.)

Scope of coverage

8 model years across 5 models.

Model	Years on record
Pontiac Bonneville	1966 1965
Pontiac Catalina	1966 1965
Pontiac Executive	1966
Pontiac Grand Prix	1966 1965
Pontiac Star Chief	1965

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.