Recall campaign · NHTSA 70V097000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1970-08-12.

Recall campaignNHTSA 70V097000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
21,000
Reported to NHTSA
1970-08-12
Owners notified
1970-08-06

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

POSSIBILITY THAT COVER ON DUAL HY- DRAULIC BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER MAY BECOMEDISTORTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE TIGHTENING OF ATTACHMENT BOLT.IF THIS CONDITIONEXISTS, BRAKE FLUID MAY LEAK FROM UNDER COVER AND EXCESSIVE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUIDCOULD RESULT IN REDUCED BRAKE EFFICIENCY.(CORRECT BY REPLACING WITH NEWIMPROVED TYPE COVER.)

Scope of coverage

38 model years across 18 models.

ModelYears on record
Chevrolet C401970 1969
Chevrolet C501970 1969
Chevrolet C601970 1969
Chevrolet CD501970 1969
Chevrolet CG501970 1969
Chevrolet M401970 1969
Chevrolet M501970 1969
Chevrolet M601970 1969
Chevrolet SE401970 1969 1968
Chevrolet SE501970 1969 1968
Chevrolet SE601968
Chevrolet SS401970 1969 1968
Chevrolet SS501970 1969 1968
Chevrolet SS601968
GMC S45001970 1969
GMC S55001970 1969
GMC S65001970 1969
GMC S75001970 1969

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.