NHTSA Campaign 03V151000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

Issued by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported Apr 23, 2003 · 44,653 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH A LEFT-FRONT BRAKE PIPE WITH A CIRCUMFERENTIAL SCORE AT A RANDOM LOCATION ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE PIPE AS THE RESULT OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IF THE BRAKE PIPE PARTIALLY OR FULLY FRACTURED, BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WOULD IMMEDIATELY INCREASE AND FRONT BRAKE PERFORMANCE WOULD BE REDUCED.

Consequence

IF BRAKING PERFORMANCE IS REDUCED, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT-FRONT BRAKE PIPE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MAY 29, 2003. 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, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-8006.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2003 44,653
GMC ENVOY 2003 44,653
OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 2003 44,653

Source: NHTSA Campaign 03V151000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.