Recall campaign · NHTSA 69V039000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder

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

Recall campaignNHTSA 69V039000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
163,493
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 SEAL ON PISTON IN MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER MAY, AFTER EXTENDEDUSAGE, ALLOW BRAKE FLUID TO PASS SEAL PERMITTING BRAKE PEDAL TO BE PUSHED TOFLOOR IN A SLOW GRADUAL STOP OR UPON THE FIRST AP- PLICATION OF BRAKES AFTERVEHICLE HAS BEEN STANDING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY THATINNER LINER OF VACUUM HOSE WHICH CONNECTS TO BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER MAY COLLAPSE,CAUSING LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST.(CORRECT BY INSTALLING NEW PARTS IN BRAKEMASTER CYLINDER AND MODIFYING VACUUM HOSE ROUT- ING.)

Scope of coverage

27 model years across 11 models.

ModelYears on record
Chevrolet C401968 1967
Chevrolet C501968 1967
Chevrolet C601968 1967
Chevrolet S401968 1967
Chevrolet S501968 1967
Chevrolet S601968 1967
GMC E45001969 1968 1967
GMC E55001969 1968 1967
GMC E65001969 1968 1967
GMC S55001969 1968 1967
GMC S65001969 1968 1967

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.