General Motors Corp.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 14, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 128. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE PIPE CHAFES AGAINST THE POWER STEERING HOSE WHICH WEARS A HOLE IN THE BRAKE PIPE. THIS CAUSES A POTENTIAL LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID RESULTING IN LOSS OF FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM OPERATIONS.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS THE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VEHICLEDIMINISHES AND MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW BRAKE PIPE WITH SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE TO PREVENT THIS CONDITION.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Chevrolet P300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 GMC P300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Chevrolet P300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 GMC P300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Chevrolet P300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 GMC P300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Chevrolet P300 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC P300 | 1 | 2 | 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 93V214000.
Full record for the 1993 Chevrolet P300 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →