General Motors Corp.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 19, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 729. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSH ROD CAN DISENGAGE FROM THE BRAKE BOOSTER.
The risk
IF THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSH ROD DISENGAGES FROM THE BRAKEBOOSTER, IT WILL RESULT IN THE LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKES.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR PROPER BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND INSTALL A BRAKE PEDAL RETURN STOP TO PREVENT POSSIBLE PUSH ROD DISENGAGEMENT.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Chevrolet B7t042 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 GMC B7t042 | 0 | 1 | 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 93V171000.
Full record for the 1993 Chevrolet B7t042 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →