CHEVROLET CHEVROLET Recalls
Item Affected: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Date Announced: 04/14/1971
Description of Recall:
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 71-C-8. WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. P OSSIBILITY THATINCORRECT BRAKE PEDAL PIVOT BOLT WAS USED IN A SSEMBLY. COULD RESULT IN NUTLOOSENING AND PIVOT BOLT EVENTUA LLY BACKING OUT, DISENGAGING BRAKE PEDAL FROMBRACKET. (CORRE CT BY INSTALLING CORRECT BOLT. )
Item Affected: TIRES:MARKINGS
Date Announced: 04/14/1971
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 71-C-9. POSSIBILITY THAT TIRE INFORMATI ON DECAL HASINCORRECT TIRE SIZE. (CORRECT BY INSTALLING PROP ER DECAL. )
Item Affected: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK WAS INSTALLED WITH BENT LOCK LEVER. COULD HOLD DOOR IN CLOSED POSITION, ALTHOUGH DOOR COULD BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE AND INSIDE WITH REMOTE CONTROL LOCK 'KNOB' DEPRESSED. (CORRECT BY REPLACING LOCK WHERE NECESSARY.)
Item Affected: TIRES
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT GOODYEAR TIRES, SIZE 8.55X14 2-PLY (4-PLY RATED) MAY BEUNUSUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO BRUISE BREAKS. THESE BRUISE BREAKS WILL RESULT INGRADUAL LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. (CORRECT BY REPLACING WITH NEW TIRE.)
Item Affected: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT VEHICLE WAS INCORRECTLY BUILT WITH 3-SPEED TRANSMISSION PARKING BRAKE CABLE COMPON- ENTS. A PARKING BRAKE SO EQUIPPED WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY, BUT CAUSES THE INTERMEDIATE CABLE TO CHAFE ON THE FLANGES OF THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT SUPPORT. THIS CHAFING COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE CABLE, CAUSING THE PARKING BRAKE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. (INSPECT AND INSTALL CORRECT PARKING BRAKE CABLE COMPONENTS AS REQUIRED.)
Item Affected: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT CARBURETOR THROTTLE LEVER MAY INTERFERE WITH THROTTLE RETAINING CLIP. IF THIS OCCURS, CAN CAUSE THROTTLE LEVER TO BE HELD PARTIALLY OPEN, PREVENTING ITS RETURN TO IDLE POSITION. POSSIBLE THIS WILL MAKE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. (CORRECT WHERE NECESSARY WITH IMPROVED TYPE THROTTLE RODCLIP.)
Item Affected: TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT TIRE SIZES 8.45 X 15 AND 8.85 X 15 (8-PLY RATED), WHITE SIDEWALL, MAY DEVELOP TREAD SEPARATION DURING SUSTAINED HIGH SPEED OPERATION WITH MAXIMUM VEHICLE LOADING. IF SEPARATION OCCURS, ACUTE VIBRATION OR THUMPING WILL ALERT VEHICLE OPERATOR LONG BEFORE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE IS EXPERIENCED. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING TIRES WHERE NECESSARY.)
Item Affected: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
Date Announced: 10/12/1976
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO. 66C12. BUICK CAMPAIGN NO. 66C1. POSSIBILITY THAT THEFUEL INLET PLUG ON ROCHESTER QUADRAJET CARBURETOR MAY FAIL WHICH COULD RESULTIN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THIS CONDITION, IF IT EXISTS, COULD CAUSE INJURYFROM FIRE OR FROM LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDINSTALLING A SPECIAL BRACKET ON THE CARBURETOR TO PREVENT LOSS OF FUEL INLETPLUG). PASSENGER VEHICLE.
