- Vehicles
- 21,000
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 18
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 6 August 1970
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 1969-1970 Chevrolet C40
- 1969-1970 Chevrolet C50
- 1969-1970 Chevrolet C60
- 1969-1970 Chevrolet CD50
- 1969-1970 Chevrolet CG50
- 1969-1970 Chevrolet M40
- 1969-1970 Chevrolet M50
- 1969-1970 Chevrolet M60
- 1968-1970 Chevrolet SE40
- 1968-1970 Chevrolet SE50
- 1968 Chevrolet SE60
- 1968-1970 Chevrolet SS40
- 1968-1970 Chevrolet SS50
- 1968 Chevrolet SS60
- 1969-1970 GMC S4500
- 1969-1970 GMC S5500
- 1969-1970 GMC S6500
- 1969-1970 GMC S7500
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 August 1970
- Owners notified6 August 1970
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 12 August 1970.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Possibility that cover on dual hy- draulic brake master cylinder may becomedistorted due to excessive tightening of attachment bolt.if this conditionexists, brake fluid may leak from under cover and excessive loss of brake fluidcould result in reduced brake efficiency.(correct by replacing with newimproved type cover.)
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.