- Vehicles
- 124
- Built between
- Jan 1978 – Dec 1980
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 24 December 1980
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1978 and December 1980. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Gs Industries GS IndustriesBuilt January 1978 to December 1980
What the defect is
On the involved vehicles, the aluminum material in the cross sills under the body floor may separate around the weld where the cross sill and stringer are joined.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL SUPPLY A FREE RETROFIT KIT TO CORRECT THE DEFECT BY INSTALLING EIGHT BRACES TO REINFORCE THE BODY TO CHASSIS ATTACHMENTS. LABOR COSTS WILL ALSO BE REIMBURSED.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1978 to December 1980
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 December 1980
- Owners notified24 December 1980
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 30 December 1980.
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
- GS
- 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
Vehicle category: medium trucks.system: structure; body to chassis, welds.consequences of defect: separation, if it occurs in all of the cross sills,would cause the vehicle body to become detached from the chassis. This couldresult in an accident and serious personal injury to vehicle passengers.
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.