The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITHOUT THE RETAINER CLIP FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSH ROD. THE ABSENCE OF THIS RETAINER CLIP COULD ALLOW THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE FROM THE MASTER CYCLINDER PUSH ROD.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL THE RETAINER CLIP ON ALL SUSPECT VEHICLES WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Blazer | 1981 |
| Chevrolet K Series | 1981 |
| Chevrolet Pick UP C&k Series | 1981 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 1981 |
| GMC Jimmy | 1981 |
| GMC K Series | 1981 |
| GMC Suburban | 1981 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Blazer | 1981 | 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet K Series | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Pick UP C&k Series | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 1981 | 1 | 1 |
| GMC Jimmy | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC K Series | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC Suburban | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1980
21 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 80V167000 23 Dec 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 80V153000 20 Nov 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 80V152000 19 Nov 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 80V146000 12 Nov 1980 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 80V135000 15 Oct 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 80V134000 3 Oct 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 80V125000 25 Sept 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 80V120000 19 Sept 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980