NHTSA Campaign 00V055000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

Issued by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported Feb 28, 2000 · 10,674 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL DISC BRAKES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MOTOR CONTAINING AN OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION SPRING CLIP. THIS CLIP COULD ALLOW THE MOTOR BEARING TO BECOME MISALIGNED. IF MISALIGNMENT OCCURS, EVENTUALLY THE ABS WOULD BE NON-FUNCTIONAL.

Consequence

THE BASE BRAKES WOULD REMAIN FULLY FUNCTIONAL, BUT THE DYNAMIC REAR PROPORTIONING (DRP) SYSTEM, WHICH OPTIMIZES FRONT TO REAR BRAKE BALANCE, WOULD BECOME INOPERATIVE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULE VALVE ASSEMBLY.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHEVROLET S10 2000 10,674
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2000 10,674
GMC SIERRA 2000 10,674
GMC SONOMA 2000 10,674

Source: NHTSA Campaign 00V055000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.