The defect
LOOSE PIVOT BOLT HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ITS SUPPORT BRACKET COULD DISENGAGE FROM THE NUT.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKING ACTIVITY THAT COULDRESULT IN A TRUCK CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
RETORQUE BRAKE PEDAL PIVOT BOLTS TO SPECIFICATIONS TO PREVENT LOOSENING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C15 | 1990 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1990 |
| Chevrolet C25 | 1990 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1990 |
| Chevrolet C35 | 1990 |
| Chevrolet K15 | 1990 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1990 |
| Chevrolet K25 | 1990 |
| Chevrolet K30 | 1990 |
| Chevrolet K35 | 1990 |
| GMC C15 | 1990 |
| GMC C20 | 1990 |
| GMC C25 | 1990 |
| GMC C35 | 1990 |
| GMC K15 | 1990 |
| GMC K20 | 1990 |
| GMC K25 | 1990 |
| GMC K30 | 1990 |
| GMC K35 | 1990 |
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 C15 | 1990 | 8 | 1 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1990 | 5 | 3 |
| Chevrolet C25 | 1990 | 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1990 | 2 | 3 |
| Chevrolet C35 | 1990 | 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet K15 | 1990 | 6 | 1 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1990 | 0 | 4 |
| Chevrolet K25 | 1990 | 2 | 1 |
| Chevrolet K30 | 1990 | 1 | 3 |
| Chevrolet K35 | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC C15 | 1990 | 2 | 2 |
| GMC C20 | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC C25 | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC C35 | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC K15 | 1990 | 1 | 3 |
| GMC K20 | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC K25 | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC K30 | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC K35 | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1990
18 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 90V206000 18 Dec 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V205000 17 Dec 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V198000 11 Dec 1990 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 90V190000 9 Nov 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V188000 1 Nov 1990 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 90V173000 25 Sept 1990 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 90V162000 4 Sept 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V145000 10 Aug 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990