The defect
THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADES BREAK AS A RESULT OF FATIGUE AND/OR VEHICLE INDUCED STRESS.
The risk
IF THE BLADE BREAKAGE OCCURS WHILE THE HOOD IS OPEN, APERSON WORKING UNDER THE HOOD OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE STRUCKAND INJURED BY THE BLADE SEGMENT.
The remedy
INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED FAN ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet S10 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| GMC S15 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
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 | 1989 | 48 | 2 |
| Chevrolet S10 | 1990 | 29 | 2 |
| Chevrolet S10 | 1991 | 174 | 6 |
| Chevrolet S10 | 1992 | 180 | 3 |
| GMC S15 | 1989 | 8 | 1 |
| GMC S15 | 1990 | 3 | 1 |
| GMC S15 | 1991 | 8 | 3 |
| GMC S15 | 1992 | 3 | 1 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1993
6 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the engine and engine cooling; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 93V219000 15 Dec 1993 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V139000 24 Aug 1993 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 93V137000 20 Aug 1993 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 93V122000 19 Jul 1993 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 93V036000 15 Mar 1993 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993