The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS AND 4-DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES. THE REAR BRAKE LINE CAN CONTACT THE LEFT FRONT FENDER WHEEL HOUSE INNER PANEL JUST ABOVE THE CHASSIS FRAME. A HOLE COULD BE WORN IN THE BRAKE LINE ALLOWING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID.
The risk
REAR BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS COULD BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL RELOCATE THE BRAKE LINE POSITIONING CLIP, INSPECT THE BRAKE LINE FOR WEAR, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE BRAKE LINE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C10706 | 1998 |
| Chevrolet C10753 | 1998 |
| GMC C10706 | 1998 |
| GMC C10753 | 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 C10706 | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet C10753 | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC C10706 | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC C10753 | 1998 | 1 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1998
24 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 98V296000 17 Nov 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V266000 21 Oct 1998 | EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. |
| 98V265000 20 Oct 1998 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V262000 20 Oct 1998 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 98V220001 21 Sept 1998 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 98V228000 17 Sept 1998 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 98V222000 15 Sept 1998 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| 98V220000 9 Sept 1998 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998