General Motors Corp.: Visibility › Windshield
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 4, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 181. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
USE OF IMPROPER PRIMER ON METAL SURFACES OF WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOW OPENINGS COULD CAUSE LOW ADHESION TO THE METAL SURFACE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE RETENTION REQUIRED BY FMVSS 212.
The risk
WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOW GLASS WOULD NOT PREVENT THEEJECTION OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS DURING A VEHICLE CRASH, WHICH CAUSES SERIOUSINJURIES AND FATALITIES.
The remedy
REMOVE AND REINSTALL GLASS USING PROPER PRIMER.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Chevrolet S10 | 174 | 9 | 10 | 17 |
| 1991 Chevrolet T10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Chevrolet T15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 GMC Jimmy | 118 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 1991 GMC S10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 GMC S15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 GMC T10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 GMC T15 | 0 | 2 | 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 90V107000.
Full record for the 1991 Chevrolet S10 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →