1988 CHEVROLET K30 Recalls (4)
- 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:
- 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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