General Motors Corp.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 17, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,137. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. ONE OR BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTOR/HUBS WERE BUILT WITH AN OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION GRAY IRON THAT CAN FAIL DURING THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.
The risk
IF A DRIVER CONTINUES TO DRIVE WITH A CRACKED ROTOR, THE CRACKS COULD CONTINUE AROUND THE WHEEL MOUNTING BOLT CIRCLE AND ULTIMATELY RESULT IN A WHEEL SEPARATION.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ROTORS FOR A CORE DATE OF "287" AND, IF FOUND, REPLACE THE ROTOR.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Chevrolet C10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Chevrolet C20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Chevrolet C30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 Chevrolet Express | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 Chevrolet G10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Chevrolet G20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Chevrolet G30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Chevrolet Suburban | 201 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe | 263 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 1998 GMC Savana | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 GMC Sierra 1500 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1998 GMC Sierra 2500 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 GMC Sierra 3500 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 GMC Suburban | 100 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1998 GMC Yukon | 80 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
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 98V033000.
Full record for the 1998 Chevrolet C10 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →