The defect
IMPROPER SIZE REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WERE INSTALLED.
The risk
TRUCKS COULD EXCEED THE MAXIMUM STOPPING DISTANCEPERMITTED BY FMVSS 105, HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR AVEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
REPLACE REAR AXLE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WITH PROPER SIZE ASSEMBLIES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C10 | 1985, 1986 |
| GMC C15 | 1985, 1986 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
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 C10 | 1985 | 7 | 1 |
| Chevrolet C10 | 1986 | 7 | 1 |
| GMC C15 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC C15 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1987
16 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 87V198000 29 Dec 1987 | DEERE AND COMPANY |
| 87V196000 29 Dec 1987 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 87V190000 8 Dec 1987 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V180000 25 Nov 1987 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 87V141000 4 Sept 1987 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 87V136000 1 Sept 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V117000 29 Jul 1987 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC. |
| 87V101000 8 Jul 1987 | JERR DAN CORPORATION. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987