Recall campaign · NHTSA 74V027000

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1974-02-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 74V027000

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
1,218,387
Reported to NHTSA
1974-02-15
Owners notified
1974-02-18

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

OLDSMOBILE CAMPAIGN NO 74-C-5.BUICK CAMPAIGN NO 73-C-3.GMC TRUCK CAMPAIGNNO 74-C-06.CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 74-C-11.PONTIAC CAMPAIGN NO 74-C-5.POSSIBILITY THAT THE SINGLE DIAPHRAGM BRAKE VACUUM POWER BOOSTER WAS ASSEMBLEDWITH DEMENSIONAL DESCREPANCIES IN THE VACUUM POWER BOOSTER HOUSING WHICH MAYREDUCE THE TORQUE REQUIRED TO UNLOCK THE FRONT HALF OF THE HOUSING FROM THEREAR HALF.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, THE LOW UNLOCKING TORQUE COUPLED WITHOTHER VARIATIONS IN THE ASSEMBLY MAY CAUSE HOUSING TO ROTATE AND DISENGAGE FROMTHE LOCKING TABS RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE TWO HALVES OF THE BOOSTER ANDCOMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND STAKING THE HOUSING AT TWOPOINTS TO PRECLUDE ROTATION OF THE HOUSING.

Scope of coverage

48 model years across 28 models.

ModelYears on record
Buick Apollo1974 1973
Buick Century1973
Buick Regal1973
Chevrolet Belair1974 1973
Chevrolet Biscayne1974 1973
Chevrolet Blazer1974 1973
Chevrolet C101974 1973
Chevrolet Camaro1974 1973
Chevrolet Caprice1973
Chevrolet EL Camino1973
Chevrolet G101974 1973
Chevrolet G201974 1973
Chevrolet Impala1974 1973
Chevrolet K101974 1973
Chevrolet Monte Carlo1973
Chevrolet Nova1974 1973
Chevrolet P101974 1973
GMC C15001974 1973
GMC G15001974 1973
GMC G25001973
GMC K15001974 1973
GMC P15001974 1973
GMC Sprint1973
OLDSMOBILE Cutlass1973
OLDSMOBILE Omega1974 1973
Pontiac Firebird1974 1973
Pontiac Lemans1974 1973
Pontiac Ventura1974 1973

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.