NHTSA campaign 94V242000

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 94V-242: Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Pedals and Linkages

NHTSA recall 94V242000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on December 12, 1994, with 262 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Jimmy for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on November 14, 1994, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 94V242000 (also written 94V-242 or 94V242)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report received: December 12, 1994
Potentially affected: 262 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Pedals and Linkages
Owners notified: November 14, 1994

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 94V242000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Chevrolet

Chevrolet Blazer
- 1995 · Vehicles built November 1, 1994 – November 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)

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GMC

GMC Jimmy
- 1995 · Vehicles built November 1, 1994 – November 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 94V242000.

Defect description

THE BRAKE PEDAL PIVOT BOLT WAS STARTED IN THE WELD NUT, BUT WAS NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY CAUSING THE BOLT TO DISENGAGE FROM THE WELD NUT.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKINGCAPABILITY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR HAND-STARTED BRAKE PEDAL BOLTS AND TORQUE THEM TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.

Notes

SYSTEM: BRAKES; HYDRAULIC; LINKAGE; PEDAL.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY UTILITY VEHICLES.NOTE: IF THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPONSERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN AREASONABLE TIME, PLEASE CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT1-810-456-4547. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETYADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 94V242000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.