NHTSA campaign 95V180000

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 95V-180: Engine and Engine Cooling — Cooling System — Fan

NHTSA recall 95V180000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on September 22, 1995, with 73,163 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Blazer, Chevrolet S10, GMC Jimmy and more for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on October 4, 1995, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 95V180000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
95V180000 (also written 95V-180 or 95V180)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report received
Potentially affected
73,163 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Engine and Engine Cooling — Cooling System — Fan
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 95V180000. 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 September 1, 1994 – November 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)
  • Chevrolet S10

    • 1995 · Vehicles built September 1, 1994 – November 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)
All Chevrolet recalls

GMC

  • GMC Jimmy

    • 1995 · Vehicles built September 1, 1994 – November 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)
  • GMC S15

    • 1995 · Vehicles built September 1, 1994 – November 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)
All GMC recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 95V180000.

Defect description

FAN BLADE RIVET BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE FAN BLADE TO SEPARATE FROM THE SPIDER.

Safety consequence

IF THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE HOOD WAS OPEN, A PERSON WORKING UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE STRUCK BY THE FAN BLADE AND INJURED.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE FAN WITH A NEWER FAN HAVING THICKER-HEADED RIVETS.

Notes

SYSTEM: ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM; FAN.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR-C0NDITIONING AND 4.3L ENGINES.NOTE: OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 95V180000

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.