- Vehicles
- 92
- Built between
- Jun 1982 – Dec 1983
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 1 November 1983
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 1982 and December 1983. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1982-1984 GMC Vandura 1500Built June 1982 to December 1983
What the defect is
Vehicles ordered without heavy-duty brakes which are needed if the vehicle is fully loaded. Vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard 105, "hydraulic brake systems".
What gets fixed
VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A HEAVY-DUTY BRAKING SYSTEM INCLUDING POWER BRAKE BOOSTER, REAR BRAKE SHOES, AND DRUMS. NEW CERTIFICATION LABELS WILL BE INSTALLED.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 1982 to December 1983
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 May 1984
- Owners notified1 November 1983
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 May 1984.
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
- BEHLMANN GMC TRUCK CENTER
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 105
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
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 description: seven passenger multi-purpose passenger vehiclesmanufactured on gmc vandura 1500 chassis.system: service brakes.consequences of defect: if all passenger seating positions are occupied, thevehicle may weigh more than the braking system has been designed to accomodate.the driver may not be able to stop the vehicle in time to avoid a collision.
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.