Chevrolet Engine and Engine Cooling: Fan

Chevrolet is recalling about 73,163 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. If this occurred while the hood was open, a person working under the hood of the vehicle or in the vicinity of the vehicle could be struck by the fan blade and injured.

Campaign
95V180000
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported
22 September 1995
Vehicles
73,163
Built between
Sep 1994 – Nov 1994
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
4 October 1995
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 1994 and November 1994. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1995 Chevrolet BlazerBuilt September 1994 to November 1994
  • 1995 Chevrolet S10Built September 1994 to November 1994
  • 1995 GMC JimmyBuilt September 1994 to November 1994
  • 1995 GMC S15Built September 1994 to November 1994

What the defect is

Fan blade rivet breakage can occur causing the fan blade to separate from the spider.

What could happen

If this occurred while the hood was open, a person working under the hood of the vehicle or in the vicinity of the vehicle could be struck by the fan blade and injured.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE FAN WITH A NEWER FAN HAVING THICKER-HEADED RIVETS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 1994 to November 1994
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA22 September 1995
  3. Owners notified4 October 1995

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 22 September 1995.

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: engine cooling system; fan.vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and utility vehicles equipped with AIR-C0NDITIONING and 4.3L engines.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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.

Same component

Same brand