General Motors Corp.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 15, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 70,154. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSH ROD RETAINER IS MISSING, MISPOSITIONED OR NOT PROPERLY SEATED.
The risk
BRAKE PEDAL PUSH ROD PROBLEMS CAN CAUSE THE STOP LAMPSWITCH AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUSH ROD TO DISCONNECT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL,RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE OPERATION, AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUTPRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
INSPECT VEHICLES TO ASSURE THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSH ROD RETAINER IS PRESENT AND FULLY SEATED IN ITS CORRECT POSITION.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Chevrolet C10 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 Chevrolet C20 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 Chevrolet C30 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Chevrolet G Van | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Chevrolet K10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Chevrolet K20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Chevrolet K30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 GMC C15 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 GMC C25 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 GMC C35 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 GMC G Van | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 GMC K15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 GMC K25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 GMC K35 | 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 93V152000.
Full record for the 1994 Chevrolet C10 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →