The defect
REAR WHEEL ANTILOCK BRAKE (RWAL) FEATURE COULD BECOME DISABLED BY AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION.
The risk
BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR LAMP ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WILLNOT LIGHT TO INFORM THE DRIVER OF RWAL DISABLEMENT AND THUS NOT COMPLY WITHFMVSS 105.
The remedy
INSTALL A JUMPER WIRE HARNESS BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION CONNECTION AND ENGINE WIRE HARNESS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C2000 | 1988 |
| Chevrolet K2000 | 1988 |
| GMC C2500 | 1988 |
| GMC K2500 | 1988 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
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 C2000 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet K2000 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC C2500 | 1988 | 2 | 2 |
| GMC K2500 | 1988 | 1 | 2 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1988
10 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the exterior lighting; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 88V192000 13 Dec 1988 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 88V190000 12 Dec 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V156000 4 Oct 1988 | GRUMMAN OHIO CORP. |
| 88V139000 22 Aug 1988 | CX AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION |
| 88V079000 11 May 1988 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 88V070000 26 Apr 1988 | ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED |
| 88V040000 24 Mar 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V004000 13 Jan 1988 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988