The defect
REAR WHEELS MAY LOCK SUDDENLY DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION BETWEEN MAINSHAFT AND FIRST GEAR.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH A BLENDED FLUID AND IN ADDITION, WILL UPDATE THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet S10 | 1982, 1983 |
| GMC S15 | 1982, 1983 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:LUBRICANT
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 S10 | 1982 | 2 | 2 |
| Chevrolet S10 | 1983 | 7 | 1 |
| GMC S15 | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC S15 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1984
7 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the power train; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 84V149000 24 Nov 1984 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 84V148000 21 Nov 1984 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 84V052000 23 Apr 1984 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 84V045000 9 Apr 1984 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 84V024000 7 Mar 1984 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 84V007000 25 Jan 1984 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984