The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN INCORRECT RETAINING RING.
The risk
THIS MAY NOT ALLOW THE CLUTCH SYSTEM TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, RESULTING IN UNINTENTIONAL VEHICLE MOVEMENT, INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, ENGINE STALLS, AND DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER WITH A NEW CYLINDER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Camaro | 1999 |
| Pontiac Firebird | 1999 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
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 Camaro | 1999 | 90 | 1 |
| Pontiac Firebird | 1999 | 47 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1999
21 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the power train; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 99V337000 3 Dec 1999 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V320000 15 Nov 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V316000 9 Nov 1999 | APRILIA USA INC. |
| 99V303000 1 Nov 1999 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 99V276000 12 Oct 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V272000 7 Oct 1999 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 99V249000 17 Sept 1999 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V227000 19 Aug 1999 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999