1998 GMC B7 Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 98V073000 on 04/08/1998
- Component:
- Electrical system:wiring:front underhood
- Manufactured:
- 02/28/1998 - 05/30/1998
- Affected:
- 1,590
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: medium duty trucks equipped with air brakes and anti-lock brake systems. chaffing of the electric brake control harness can occur resulting in an electrical grounding condition. this will illuminate a warning light on the instrument panel and shut off the abs feature.
- Consequence:
- This condition can cause reduced braking capability of the front brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will inspect the harness for chaffing and proper routing and will repair if necessary.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began april 24, and july 30, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 98V237000 on 09/28/1998
- Component:
- Steering:gear box (other than rack and pinion)
- Manufactured:
- 05/31/1996 - 04/29/1998
- Affected:
- 3,969
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: school buses equipped with power steering. some of these vehicles were assembled with an incorrect intermediate steering shaft. the overlap in the slip joint is insufficient allowing the steering shaft to separate.
- Consequence:
- This could lead to loss of steering, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will inspect the steering shaft and, if necessary, replace the intermediate steering shaft.
- Notes:
- Owner notification is expected to begin october 21, 1998. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contactchevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 00V232008 on 09/25/2000
- Component:
- Service brakes, air:antilock
- Manufactured:
- 04/30/1997 - 09/29/1998
- Affected:
- 30,000
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: school buses, medium duty trucks and tractors built with bendix air abs with an ec-17 1030r electronic control unit (ecu), there have been reports of unwanted abs activation at low speeds caused by 1) chafed abs wheel speed sensor wires on rotating parts or 2) a damaged component at the wheel end that generates a certain type of erratic sensor signal.
- Consequence:
- This condition could cause the abs ecu to exhaust the air at the air brake modulators for one or more of the wheels. this could result in extended braking distances and a possible crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the abs ecu.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began december 14, 2000 for the b7 series school buses and on march 15, 2001, for the medium duty trucks and tractors. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1022 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
1998 GMC B7 TSBs (15)
- Bulletin:
- 867118
- Component:
- 103000 power train:automatic transmission
- Summary:
- Erratic or premature upshifts, harsh down shifts, engine lugging, or low power performance. *yc
- Bulletin:
- 990526001
- Component:
- 121000 exterior lighting:headlights
- Summary:
- Information regarding daytime running lights (drl) flicker condition. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 990525004
- Component:
- 120000 exterior lighting
- Summary:
- Concerns with intermittent multifunction alarm activation. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 98019A
- Component:
- 040000 service brakes, air
- Summary:
- Some vehicles equipped with air brakes and anti-lock brake systems, may exhibit brake control electrical harness chafing. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 98050
- Component:
- 010000 steering
- Summary:
- Product recall campaign to inspect vehicles exhibiting a condition in which an incorrect intermediate steering shaft may have been installed. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 000731001
- Component:
- 101000 power train:clutch assembly
- Summary:
- Experiencing noisy release bearing, slipping clutch or inoerative clutch. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 121000
- Component:
- 071100 fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
- Summary:
- Information on fuel tank shields. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 000525004
- Component:
- 036400 service brakes, hydraulic:antilock:abs warning light
- Summary:
- Some drivers may comment about the abs lamp illuminating. an abs diagnostic trouble code 0281 - brake switch circuit may have been set on those vehicles equipped with hydraulic brakes. the diagnostic trouble code will be stored in memor
- Bulletin:
- 00064C
- Component:
- 073000 fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system
- Summary:
- A failure of the electronic diesel fuel injection pump, leaking to complaints of poor performance or fuel economy, hard / no starts, hesitation, as well as illumination of the service engine soon light. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 020522005
- Component:
- 030000 service brakes, hydraulic
- Summary:
- Release of new rear brake pipe shields. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 00064E
- Component:
- 061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
- Summary:
- A failure of the electronic diesel fuel injection pump, leading to complaints of poor performance or fuel economy, hard/no starts, hesitation, and the service engine soon light illuminated. special policy adjustment 00064. *tt product
- Bulletin:
- 030232044
- Component:
- 010000 steering
- Summary:
- Effect of steering box limiter adjustment on turning radius and possibility of power steering system damage due to improper adjustment. various 1990-2004 models. *tt
- Bulletin:
- SB-06-02-32-013B
- Component:
- 015100 steering:hydraulic power assist:pump
- Summary:
- Saab/hummer/gm: diagnostic tips/recommendations when power steering pump replacement is necessary. analysis of returned power steering (ps) pumps that had been replaced for noise, no power assist, no or low pressure and leaking conditio
- Bulletin:
- 16NA260
- Component:
- 353400 equipment:electrical:radio/tape deck/cd etc.
- Summary:
- This technical bulletin provides a procedure to reprogram the media disc player with the latest calibrations to correct a condition of the rear entertainment system not operating as intended in colder ambient temperature areas due to calibr
- Bulletin:
- G-197151
- Component:
- 073000 fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system
- Summary:
- 00064h - special coverage (revised part information). some customers may experience a failure of the electronic diesel fuel injection pump. this special policy applies only to electronic diesel-fuel injection pump repairs and/or replaceme
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