Recall campaign · NHTSA 75V175000

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

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1975-09-26.

Recall campaignNHTSA 75V175000

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
4,107
Reported to NHTSA
1975-09-26
Owners notified
1975-09-24

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 76-C-01.POSSIBILITY THAT THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE PIPE ATTHE CONNECTOR TO THE JUNCTION BLOCK LOCATED ON THE REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL COVERMAY BE SUBJECT TO FATIGUE FAILURE.ON BUMPY TERRAIN, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THEBRAKE PIPE TO VIBRATE AND FAIL (CRACK OR BREAK) ALLOWING LOSS OF HYDRAULICBRAKE FLUID AND REAR BRAKING ACTION.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS IT COULD RESULTIN VEHICLE CRASH DUE TO INCREASED NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE.(CORRECT BYINSPECTING AND ADDING AN ADDITIONAL RETAINING CLIP).

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Chevrolet Chevette1976

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.