GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1992-09-03.
Recall campaignNHTSA 92V127000
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist
Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
246
Reported to NHTSA
1992-09-03
Owners notified
1992-09-25
Defect description
THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAS A PUSHROD PIN THAT IS TOO SMALL AND IT IS INSTALLED IN THE WRONG POSITION, CAUSING AN INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL RATIO AND A DECREASED MASTER CYLINDER STROKE.
Safety risk
THE REDUCED MASTER CYLINDER STROKE RESULTS IN FAILURE TOMEET THE PARTIAL SYSTEM FAILURE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKESYSTEMS". A FURTHER REDUCTION IN BRAKING ABILITY AT A TIME WHEN PARTIAL SYSTEMFAILURE HAS OCCURRED COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY.
Notes
SYSTEM: BRAKES: BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY; FMVSS 105.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VANS EQUIPPED WITH VACUUM POWER BRAKES.NOTE: FMVSS 105 REQUIRES THAT HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS HAVE AN EMERGENCY FEATUREWHICH STOPS THE VEHICLE UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS. ALL HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMSARE DESIGNED WITH A SPLIT SYSTEM. EACH SPLIT WORKS INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE OTHER.THE PARTIAL SYSTEM FAILURE TEST OF THE FMVSS IS PERFORMED WITH ONE OF THE SPLITSYSTEMS INOPERATIVE.
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.