- Vehicles
- 988,587
- Built between
- Mar 1993 – Sep 1994
- Models
- 10
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 April 1999
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1993 and September 1994. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1994 Chevrolet C10Built March 1993 to September 1994
- 1994 Chevrolet C20Built March 1993 to September 1994
- 1994 Chevrolet C30Built March 1993 to September 1994
- 1994 Chevrolet C3500Built March 1993 to September 1994
- 1994 Chevrolet SuburbanBuilt March 1993 to September 1994
- 1994 GMC C15Built March 1993 to September 1994
- 1994 GMC C25Built March 1993 to September 1994
- 1994 GMC C35Built March 1993 to September 1994
- 1994 GMC C3500Built March 1993 to September 1994
- 1994 GMC SuburbanBuilt March 1993 to September 1994
What the defect is
Vehicle description: pickup trucks, crew cabs, utility trucks and sport utility vehicles. These vehicles were built with the polarity of the wiring for the zero adjust brake switch reversed from what was specified on the switch drawing. With the reversed polarity, the contacts in the brake switch can wear out prematurely. The brake switch will perform normally until the brake switch contacts wear out, resulting in loss of the brake lamps without any warning to the driver.
What could happen
This would fail to warn a following driver that the vehicle is braking and could lead to a crash.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH AND REVERSE THE WIRING.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1993 to September 1994
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 February 1999
- Owners notified12 April 1999
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 February 1999.
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
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 98065
- 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
Owner notification began april 12, 1999.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 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
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.