- Vehicles
- 9,600
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 21
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 March 1971
- 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.
- 1971 Chevrolet C30
- 1971 Chevrolet C40
- 1971 Chevrolet C50
- 1971 Chevrolet C60
- 1971 Chevrolet P30
- 1971 Chevrolet S40
- 1971 Chevrolet S50
- 1971 Chevrolet T50
- 1971 Chevrolet T60
- 1971 GMC C3500
- 1971 GMC CE4500
- 1971 GMC CE5500
- 1971 GMC CE6500
- 1971 GMC CG5500
- 1971 GMC CM5500
- 1971 GMC CM6500
- 1971 GMC CS4500
- 1971 GMC P3500
- 1971 GMC TE5500
- 1971 GMC TE6500
- 1971 GMC TS5500
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 March 1971
- Owners notified18 March 1971
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 24 March 1971.
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
- MFR
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
Chevrolet bulletin no 71-C-7.GMC bulletin no 71-C-4 and 71-C -4A.TRUCKS andschool busses with bendix vacuum hydraulic br akes, trucks with vacuum boostedbrakes.possibility that sin gle bendix vacuum hydraulic brake system may haveend cap hexhead fitting assembly which does not make proper contact withendofbooster slave cylinder.this could cause brake fluid toleak from end ofbooster slave cylinder.loss of brake fluidwould result in low brake pedaland cause complete loss of br aking action.(correct by replacing with newimproved nut.)
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.