General Motors Corp.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 14, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 177. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE PIVOT BOLT HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ITS SUPPORT BRACKET MAY BE IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED AND MAY NOT HAVE ENGAGED THE LOCKING MATERIAL ON THE BOLT. THE BOLT CAN DISENGAGE FROM THE NUT.
The risk
IF THE PIVOT BOLT DISENGAGES FROM THE NUT WHILE THEVEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THERE WILL BE A LOSS OF BRAKE CONTROL AND COULD RESULT INA VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS SHOULD INSPECT THE HAND STARTED BRAKE PEDAL BOLTS AND TORQUE THEM TO SPECIFICATION.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Chevrolet C3500 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 Chevrolet K3500 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Chevrolet Suburban | 189 | 5 | 7 | 38 |
| 1992 GMC C3500 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 GMC K3500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 GMC Sierra | 30 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992 GMC Suburban | 80 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 1992 GMC Yukon | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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 92V056000.
Full record for the 1992 Chevrolet C3500 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →