The defect
DUE TO A THIN CASE CASTING, AN EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION LEAK CAN OCCUR.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE TRANSMISSION OIL TO SPRAYONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND RESULT IN A POSSIBLE VEHICLE FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION CASE ASSEMBLY FOR THE INVOLVED CASE CASTING. IF THE ASSEMBLY IS INVOLVED, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C20 | 1995 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1995 |
| Chevrolet G30 | 1995 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1995 |
| Chevrolet K30 | 1995 |
| Chevrolet P | 1995 |
| Chevrolet Sport Van | 1995 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 1995 |
| GMC C25 | 1995 |
| GMC C35 | 1995 |
| GMC G35 | 1995 |
| GMC K25 | 1995 |
| GMC K35 | 1995 |
| GMC P | 1995 |
| GMC Rally | 1995 |
| GMC Sierra | 1995 |
| GMC Suburban | 1995 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
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 C20 | 1995 | 14 | 6 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1995 | 9 | 7 |
| Chevrolet G30 | 1995 | 21 | 2 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1995 | 2 | 2 |
| Chevrolet K30 | 1995 | 2 | 3 |
| Chevrolet P | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Sport Van | 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 1995 | 457 | 6 |
| GMC C25 | 1995 | 3 | 6 |
| GMC C35 | 1995 | 0 | 7 |
| GMC G35 | 1995 | 2 | 2 |
| GMC K25 | 1995 | 2 | 1 |
| GMC K35 | 1995 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC P | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC Rally | 1995 | 4 | 1 |
| GMC Sierra | 1995 | 261 | 6 |
| GMC Suburban | 1995 | 227 | 6 |
Other power train recalls in 1995
9 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the power train; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 95V221000 16 Nov 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V174000 14 Sept 1995 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 95V159000 17 Aug 1995 | ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
| 95V148000 7 Aug 1995 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 95V139000 26 Jul 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V099000 16 May 1995 | RANGE ROVER NA., INC. |
| 95V096000 15 May 1995 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V068000 29 Mar 1995 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995