General Motors Corp.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 2, 2001 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 255,770. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1992-1994 CHEVROLET AND GMC SUBURBANS EQUIPPED WITH VACUUM POWER-BRAKE ASSIST AND EBC4 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) MODULES. THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT POOR BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE.
The risk
THIS COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO BRAKE PEDAL FEEL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW BRAKE PEDAL PAD. IN ADDITION, DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE-BOOSTER OUTPUT ROD AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Chevrolet Suburban | 858 | 6 | 10 | 147 |
| 1994 GMC Suburban | 411 | 6 | 4 | 65 |
| 1993 Chevrolet Suburban | 499 | 2 | 2 | 91 |
| 1993 GMC Suburban | 212 | 2 | 4 | 31 |
| 1992 Chevrolet Suburban | 189 | 5 | 7 | 38 |
| 1992 GMC Suburban | 80 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
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 01I006000.
Full record for the 1994 Chevrolet Suburban → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →