NHTSA Recall 83V007000
Filed by General Motors, LLC. Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Reported 1983-01-01. An estimated 15,495 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
REAR BRAKE HOSES MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY WHEN THE METAL END FITTINGS WERE INSTALLED. SOME REAR BRAKE HOSES MAY SEPARATE FROM THE METAL END FITTINGS WHEN SUBJECTED TO THE PULLING FORCE SPECIFIED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 106, "BRAKE HOSES".
What the manufacturer will do
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE REAR BRAKE HOSES AT NO CHARGE TO OWNERS.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: SERVICE BRAKES; REAR BRAKE HOSES.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: A SEPARATION MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND APARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION. A PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION COULD RESULTIN A VEHICLE CRASH IN SITUATIONS IN WHICH A MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE ISREQUIRED.