General Motors Corp.: Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 7, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 30,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES, MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS AND TRACTORS BUILT WITH BENDIX AIR ABS WITH AN EC-17 1030R ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU), THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSED BY 1) CHAFED ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRES ON ROTATING PARTS OR 2) A DAMAGED COMPONENT AT THE WHEEL END THAT GENERATES A CERTAIN TYPE OF ERRATIC SENSOR SIGNAL.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE ABS ECU TO EXHAUST THE AIR AT THE AIR BRAKE MODULATORS FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE WHEELS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS ECU.
40 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Chevrolet B7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Chevrolet C6500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Chevrolet C7500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Chevrolet F6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Chevrolet F7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 GMC B7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 GMC C6500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 GMC C7500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 GMC F6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 GMC F7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Chevrolet B7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Chevrolet C6500 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Chevrolet C7500 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Chevrolet F6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Chevrolet F7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 GMC B7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 GMC C6500 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 GMC C7500 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 GMC F6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 GMC F7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Chevrolet B7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Chevrolet C6500 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Chevrolet C7500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Chevrolet F6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Chevrolet F7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 GMC B7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 GMC C6500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 GMC C7500 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 GMC F6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 GMC F7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Chevrolet B7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Chevrolet C6500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Chevrolet C7500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Chevrolet F6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Chevrolet F7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 GMC B7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 GMC C6500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 GMC C7500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 GMC F6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 GMC F7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V232008.
Full record for the 2001 Chevrolet B7 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →