1988 CHEVROLET C10 Recalls (5)
- Campaign:
- 87V125000 on 08/16/1987
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control:linkages
- Manufactured:
- 11/30/1986 - 02/28/1987
- Affected:
- 8,893
- Defect:
- Cruise control cable lock mechanism may self disengage causing erratic operation or throttle not returning to idle.
- Consequence:
- Engine speed would not decrease; loss of acceleratorcontrol could result in a crash without prior warning.
- Correction:
- Install a clamp around the lock tab of cruise control.
- Notes:
- System: cruise controlvehicle description: light and medium duty pickup trucks with cruise control.
- Campaign:
- 87V127000 on 08/16/1987
- Component:
- Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
- Manufactured:
- 12/31/1986 - 01/31/1987
- Affected:
- 1,521
- Defect:
- Trucks may have cracked or broken door striker nuts, which do not conform to fmvss 206.
- Consequence:
- In a collision, cracked or broken striker nut couldallow door to open unexpectedly and possibly cause injury to occupants.
- Correction:
- Replace existing door striker nuts.
- Notes:
- System: door locks/fmvss 206.vehicle description: light and medium duty pickup trucks.
- Campaign:
- 87V126000 on 08/16/1987
- Component:
- Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
- Manufactured:
- 12/31/1986 - 01/31/1987
- Affected:
- 2,750
- Defect:
- One or both of outer tie rod nuts may be loose and not crimped.
- Consequence:
- Loss of one or both nuts could lead to tie roddisengaging from steering knuckle resulting in possible loss of steeringcontrol and possibly a crash.
- Correction:
- Replace tie rod and knuckle and set toe-in.
- Notes:
- System: steering/tie rod nuts.vehicle description: light and medium duty pickup trucks.
- Campaign:
- 87V136000 on 09/02/1987
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Manufactured:
- 11/30/1986 - 04/30/1987
- Affected:
- 63,196
- Defect:
- Right and left hand brake hose may contact the wheel or tire in a full turn.
- Consequence:
- If the hose makes contact with the wheel or tire it willeventually wear the hose to a point of rupture, resulting in a loss of thefront brakes. loss of front brakes would increase the stopping distance whenminimum time is required and could result in a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Install new repositioning brackets for the front brake hoses.
- Notes:
- System: brake/hosevehicle description: trucks
- Campaign:
- 93V016000 on 02/03/1993
- Component:
- Power train:automatic transmission
- Manufactured:
- 11/30/1986 - 07/31/1992
- Affected:
- 1,702,880
- Defect:
- Unanticipated heat in the transmission can force the transmission fluid out of the vent tube.
- Consequence:
- The vented transmission fluid can catch fire if exposedto a source of ignition.
- Correction:
- Install a longer transmission vent hose routed to the left side of the engine compartment of the vehicle.
- Notes:
- System: power train.vehicle description: light trucks with 5.0 l, 5.7 l, and 7.4 l engines and 4l60,4l60-e, and 3l80 automatic transmissions.
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