1988 CHEVROLET K20 Recalls (6)
- 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:
- 87V128000 on 08/16/1987
- Component:
- Suspension:front:shock absorber
- Manufactured:
- 03/31/1986 - 12/31/1986
- Affected:
- 312
- Defect:
- Incorrect front shock absorber upper and lower nuts could loosen.
- Consequence:
- Shock absorber could detach and come in contact withfront brake hose; this contact could result in a leak in the hose and loss offront brakes.
- Correction:
- Replace free spinning nuts with torque nuts.
- Notes:
- System: shock absorber nutsvehicle 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:
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 93V119000 on 07/25/1993
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:rotor
- Manufactured:
- 03/31/1986 - 11/30/1991
- Affected:
- 341,364
- Defect:
- Severe corrosion due to road salt at the joint of the stamped steel center section and the cast outer section can cause the sections to separate.
- Consequence:
- Separation of the rotor sections can cause loss ofbraking ability in the affected wheel. this could result in increased stoppingdistance and/or loss of vehicle control and an accident.
- Correction:
- Replace the front brake rotors with new rotors with a corrosion protection coating. however, if replacement of brake linings are necessary, it will be done at owner's expense since brake linings are normal maintenance items.
- Notes:
- System: brakes; hydraulic; disk rotors.vehicle description: light trucks and vans sold or registered in the followingstates: ct, il, in, ma, me, mi, nh, nj, ny, oh, pa, ri, vt, and wi.notes: the vehicles involved can be identified by the following: the 5thcharacter of the vehicle identification number must be a "k" or "l", and theseventh character must be "3","4","5","6", or "9".if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed uponservice date, and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable amount of timeand free of charge or the remedy does not correct the safety-related defect ornoncompliance, please contact your nearest gmc truck zone office. the telephonenumbers of the zone offices are listed in your warranty and owner's assistanceinformation manuals. also contact the national highway traffic safetyadministration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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