NHTSA campaign 95V048000

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 95V-048: Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Pedals and Linkages

NHTSA recall 95V048000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on March 20, 1995, with 6,523 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Lumina APV, Oldsmobile Silhouette and Pontiac Trans Sport for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on February 17, 1995, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 95V048000 (also written 95V-048 or 95V048)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report received: March 20, 1995
Potentially affected: 6,523 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Pedals and Linkages
Owners notified: February 17, 1995

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 95V048000. 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 Lumina APV
- 1995 · Vehicles built November 1, 1994 – February 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)

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Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile Silhouette
- 1995 · Vehicles built November 1, 1994 – February 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)

All Oldsmobile recalls

Pontiac

Pontiac Trans Sport
- 1995 · Vehicles built November 1, 1994 – February 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)

All Pontiac recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 95V048000.

Defect description

IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED BRAKE PEDAL ARM CAUSES THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM TO FRACTURE DURING BRAKING.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF BRAKE OPERATION INCREASING BRAKING DISTANCE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL SUSPECT BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLIES.

Notes

SYSTEM: BRAKES; HYDRAULIC; PEDALS AND LINKAGES.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PASSENGER VANS.NOTE: IF YOUR VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, PLEASE CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, OLDSMOBILE AT1-800-442-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYTRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 95V048000

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.