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NHTSA campaign 97V218000

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 97V-218: GM/BRAKE HOSE FRACTURE

NHTSA recall 97V218000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on November 24, 1997, with 19,716 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Blazer, Chevrolet S10, GMC Jimmy and more for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on December 15, 1997, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 97V218000 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
97V218000 (also written 97V-218 or 97V218)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report received
Potentially affected
19,716 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V218000. 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

    • 1998 · Vehicles built March 1, 1997 – August 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)

  • Chevrolet S10

    • 1998 · Vehicles built March 1, 1997 – August 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
All Chevrolet recalls

GMC

  • GMC Jimmy

    • 1998 · Vehicles built March 1, 1997 – August 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)

  • GMC Sonoma

    • 1998 · Vehicles built March 1, 1997 – August 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
All GMC recalls

Oldsmobile

  • Oldsmobile Bravada

    • 1998 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – August 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
All Oldsmobile recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V218000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. A FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE REAR AXLE RIGHT-HAND BRAKE PIPE CAN OCCUR CAUSING A SLOW BRAKE FLUID LEAK RESULTING IN A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. IF THE BRAKE PIPE BREAKS, THE DRIVER WOULD EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN DROP IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THERE WOULD BE A LOSS OF REAR BRAKE PERFORMANCE.

Safety consequence

PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE BRAKE PIPE.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 1997. 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, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537, 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 97V218000

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.