General Motors Corp.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 19, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,125,749. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
24 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Chevrolet Blazer | 1,153 | 11 | 32 | 158 |
| 1996 Chevrolet S10 | 668 | 10 | 11 | 111 |
| 1996 GMC Jimmy | 407 | 8 | 9 | 54 |
| 1996 GMC Sonoma | 148 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| 1995 Chevrolet Blazer | 1,224 | 11 | 26 | 153 |
| 1995 Chevrolet S10 | 911 | 8 | 13 | 178 |
| 1995 GMC Jimmy | 499 | 8 | 7 | 75 |
| 1995 GMC Sonoma | 213 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| 1994 Chevrolet Blazer | 620 | 7 | 7 | 96 |
| 1994 Chevrolet S10 | 967 | 8 | 7 | 122 |
| 1994 GMC Jimmy | 334 | 4 | 4 | 57 |
| 1994 GMC Sonoma | 224 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 1993 Chevrolet Blazer | 511 | 7 | 12 | 75 |
| 1993 Chevrolet S10 | 233 | 6 | 11 | 36 |
| 1993 GMC Jimmy | 216 | 5 | 9 | 42 |
| 1993 GMC Sonoma | 58 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 1992 Chevrolet Blazer | 278 | 6 | 9 | 48 |
| 1992 Chevrolet S10 | 180 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| 1992 GMC Jimmy | 122 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 1992 GMC Sonoma | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1991 Chevrolet Blazer | 222 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| 1991 Chevrolet S10 | 174 | 9 | 10 | 17 |
| 1991 GMC Jimmy | 118 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 1991 GMC Sonoma | 29 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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 99V193000.
Full record for the 1996 Chevrolet Blazer → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →