Recall 1999015

The issue

Certain vehicles were built with the polarity of the wiring for the zero adjust brake switch reversed from what was specified. Reversed polarity will cause the contacts of the switch to wear out prematurely. When the contacts wear out they will fail to close when the brake pedal is applied, resulting in the loss of the brake lamps without any warning to the driver. This could result in failure to warn a following driver that the vehicle is braking and could lead to a crash. Correction: Dealers will replace the brake switch and reverse the wiring.

Description (français)

Sur certains véhicules, parce que la polarité des câbles de l’interrupteur de freinage à réglage nul a été inversée lors du montage, il se peut que les contacts de l’interrupteur s’usent prématurément. Quand les contacts sont usés, ils ne ferment plus et les feux d’arrêt ne s’allument pas à l’insu du conducteur quand ce dernier applique les freins. Il se pourrait alors qu’un accident s’ensuive parce que les conducteurs qui suivent ne savent pas que le véhicule freine. Correction : Les concessionnaires devront remplacer l’interrupteur de frein et inverser les câbles.

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Vehicles covered

Model years in this recall

NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.

Other recalls for the same models

The same models in recall campaigns from NHTSA, Transport Canada, the EU Safety Gate and the Dutch RDW.

All recalls for this model: Chevrolet C Series