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General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 7, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 55,154. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE ARM CAN CONTACT A BRAKE LINE WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM MODULATOR VALVE. THIS CONTACT CAN CHAFE THE BRAKE LINE RESULTING IN A BRAKE FLUID LEAK.
The risk
BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE CAN CAUSE REDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BRAKE LINE CLIP TO ENSURE PROPER CLEARANCE. ALSO THE BRAKE LINES WILL BE INSPECTED TO ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS CONDITION AND WILL REPLACE ANY DAMAGED LINES.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Chevrolet Venture | 409 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette | 170 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport | 227 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 1997 Chevrolet Venture | 432 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette | 104 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport | 236 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
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 98V072000.
Full record for the 1998 Chevrolet Venture → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →