The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. A FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE REAR AXLE RIGHT-HAND BRAKE PIPE CAN OCCUR CAUSING A SLOW BRAKE FLUID LEAK RESULTING IN A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. IF THE BRAKE PIPE BREAKS, THE DRIVER WOULD EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN DROP IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THERE WOULD BE A LOSS OF REAR BRAKE PERFORMANCE.
The risk
PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE BRAKE PIPE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Blazer | 1998 |
| Chevrolet S10 | 1998 |
| GMC Jimmy | 1998 |
| GMC Sonoma | 1998 |
| Oldsmobile Bravada | 1998 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 Blazer | 1998 | 716 | 3 |
| Chevrolet S10 | 1998 | 613 | 6 |
| GMC Jimmy | 1998 | 238 | 2 |
| GMC Sonoma | 1998 | 156 | 3 |
| Oldsmobile Bravada | 1998 | 98 | 2 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1997
30 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 97V238001 30 Dec 1997 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 97V227000 15 Dec 1997 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 97V222000 8 Dec 1997 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA |
| 97V217000 24 Nov 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V223000 14 Nov 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V179000 14 Oct 1997 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 97V170000 7 Oct 1997 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 97V156000 17 Sept 1997 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997