NHTSA Campaign 00V085000

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

Issued by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported Mar 16, 2000 · 10,468 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VANS EQUIPPED WITH A BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A POWER STEERING COOLER HOSE THAT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FLUID FLOW SWITCH ASSEMBLY.

Consequence

IF THIS OCCURS, POWER STEERING FLUID COULD FLOW ONTO HOT ENGINE PARTS AND AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR THREE SCREW CLAMPS TO THE POWER STEERING HOSE JOINTS. IF THE CLAMPS ARE NOT THE SCREW TYPE, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLAMPS.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1999 10,468
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2000 10,468
GMC SAVANA 1999 10,468
GMC SAVANA 2000 10,468

Source: NHTSA Campaign 00V085000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.