NHTSA campaign 99V193000 · Manufacturer campaign 99041

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 99V-193: GM/ABS

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 99V193000 (Manufacturer campaign 99041) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on July 19, 1999, with 1,125,749 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Blazer, Chevrolet S10, GMC Jimmy and more for model years 1995–1996 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on May 31, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 99V193000 (also written 99V-193 or 99V193)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: 99041
Report received: July 19, 1999
Potentially affected: 1,125,749 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Owners notified: May 31, 2000

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V193000. 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, 1996
Chevrolet S10
- 1995, 1996

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GMC

GMC Jimmy
- 1995, 1996
GMC Sonoma
- 1995, 1996

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V193000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.

Safety consequence

IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.

Notes

THE FIRST PHASE OF OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTERS BEGAN MAY 31, 2000,WITH THE LAST MAILING COMPLETED BY OCTOBER 2000. OWNERS CAN 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 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V193000

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.