Chevrolet Parking Brake: Conventional

Chevrolet is recalling about 744 vehicles over a problem with the parking brake. The loose pivot bolt could allow the parking brakes torelease after they have been set manually; if the bolt falls off when theautomatic apply parking brake is set, there is insufficient braking to hold thevehicle if it is parked on an incline.

Campaign
91V133000
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported
5 August 1991
Vehicles
744
Built between
Nov 1990 – Apr 1991
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
13 August 1991
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 1990 and April 1991. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1991 Chevrolet P3Built November 1990 to April 1991

What the defect is

The automatic apply transmission mounted parking brake lever pivot bolt "finger" may be loose.

What could happen

The loose pivot bolt could allow the parking brakes torelease after they have been set manually; if the bolt falls off when theautomatic apply parking brake is set, there is insufficient braking to hold thevehicle if it is parked on an incline. Both of these conditions could result invehicle movement without prior warning and possibly in an accident.

What gets fixed

TORQUE PIVOT BOLT TO SPECIFICATIONS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 1990 to April 1991
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 August 1991
  3. Owners notified13 August 1991

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 5 August 1991.

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

System: parking brakes.description of vehicle: P3 motorhome chassis (16,000 lbs. Gvw).

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.

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