General Motors Corp.: Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 14, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 215,052. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADES BREAK AS A RESULT OF FATIGUE AND/OR VEHICLE INDUCED STRESS.
The risk
IF THE BLADE BREAKAGE OCCURS WHILE THE HOOD IS OPEN, APERSON WORKING UNDER THE HOOD OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE STRUCKAND INJURED BY THE BLADE SEGMENT.
The remedy
INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED FAN ASSEMBLY.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Chevrolet S10 | 180 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| 1992 GMC S15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 Chevrolet S10 | 174 | 9 | 10 | 17 |
| 1991 GMC S15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Chevrolet S10 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 1990 GMC S15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 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 93V008000.
Full record for the 1992 Chevrolet S10 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →