Recall campaign · NHTSA 71V101000

Engine and engine cooling: engine

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1971-06-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 71V101000

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
22,206
Reported to NHTSA
1971-06-11
Owners notified
1971-06-09

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

GMC CAMPAIGN NO 65-C-2.SERIES 5000, 5500, 6000 AND 6500 TRUC KS AND SERIES5000 SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH 401 OR 478 GASOL INE ENGINES.SCHOOL BUS.POSSIBILITY THAT 14" FLANGED-TYPE F LYWHEEL AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAS INTERGRALFLANGE AS PART OF FL YWHEEL.COULD CREATE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN ROTATING SPEEDSARE A PPROXIMATELY DOUBLE THE GOVERNED ENGINE SPEED.IMPROPER DRIVI NGTECHNIQUES OR DRIVER ERROR, SUCH AS MISSHIFTING TRANSMISSIO N WHEN DOWNSHIFTINGALSO CAN CAUSE THIS CONDITION.(CORRECT B Y INSTALLING NEW FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCHASSEMBLY.)

Scope of coverage

30 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
GMC 50001965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960
GMC 55001965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960
GMC 60001965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960
GMC 65001965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960
GMC S50001965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960

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.