General Motors Corp.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 3, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 246. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAS A PUSHROD PIN THAT IS TOO SMALL AND IT IS INSTALLED IN THE WRONG POSITION, CAUSING AN INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL RATIO AND A DECREASED MASTER CYLINDER STROKE.
The risk
THE REDUCED MASTER CYLINDER STROKE RESULTS IN FAILURE TOMEET THE PARTIAL SYSTEM FAILURE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKESYSTEMS". A FURTHER REDUCTION IN BRAKING ABILITY AT A TIME WHEN PARTIAL SYSTEMFAILURE HAS OCCURRED COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
REPLACE THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Chevrolet G10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Chevrolet G20 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 Chevrolet G30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 GMC G15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 GMC G25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 GMC G35 | 0 | 4 | 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 92V127000.
Full record for the 1992 Chevrolet G10 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →