GMC C20 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

GMC C20 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of GMC C20 recalls and defective parts found on GMC C20 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the GMC C20 manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For GMC C20

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1990 GMC C20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Recall
1990 GMC C20	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Units affected: 1962	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1990-06-04
Summary: LOOSE PIVOT BOLT HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ITS SUPPORT BRACKET COULD DISENGAGE FROM THE NUT.
1990 GMC C20 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
1990 GMC C20	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 68	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1990-01-29
Summary: ON C AND K MODELS, FEED AND OR RETURN FUEL LINES CAN CONTACT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE CORDON SHAFT. IN ADDITION, ON K MODELS LINES MAY ALSO CONTACT FRONT PROPSHAFT. IN EITHER CASE THE FUEL LINES COULD BE DAMAGED RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK.
1982 GMC C20 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT Recall
1982 GMC C20	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT Units affected: 8881	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1982-08-24
Summary: THE REAR AXLE SHAFTS RECEIVED IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT DURING MANUFACTURE. THE SHAFT MAY BREAK AND THE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY COULD DISENGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE.
1981 GMC C20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID Recall
1981 GMC C20	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID Units affected: 17	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1981-12-14
Summary: THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID USED IN CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE BRAKE FLUID BOILING POINT REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 116, "MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE FLUIDS". BRAKING EFFICIENCY MAY BE REDUCED AND VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED, ESPECIALLY WHEN HARD OR FREQUENT BRAKING RAISES BRAKE FLUID TEMPERATURE.
1979-1980 GMC C20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM Recall
1979-1980 GMC C20	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM Units affected: 320677	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1981-01-13
Summary: FATIGUE CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER HOUSING. THIS MAY CAUSE A VACUUM LEAK AND REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BRAKES. AFTER PROLONGED USE, THE CRACKS MAY DEVELOP TO THE EXTENT THAT THE BOOSTER MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
1979 GMC C20 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH Recall
1979 GMC C20	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH Units affected: 15328	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1979-06-06
Summary: ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES THE BRAKE STOPLIGHT AND CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WHICH IS OPERATED BY THE BRAKE PEDAL MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH AN INCORRECT LUBRICANT ON THE ACTUATING PLUNGER. THIS CAN CAUSE THE REAR BRAKE STOPLIGHTS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL, IF ACTIVATED, TO STAY ELECTRICALLY ENGAGED.
1976-1977 GMC C20 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Recall
1976-1977 GMC C20	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Units affected: 330468	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1977-10-14
Summary: THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ROD IN COMBINATION WITH THE PEDAL INSTALLED ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY CUT THROUGH THE FLOOR PAN RUBBER MAT OR CARPET INTO THE THICK RESILIENT INSULATION PAD UNDERNEATH DURING HEAVY OR REPEATED FULL THROTTLE APPLICATIONS. AS A RESULT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ROD MAY CATCH IN THE MAT OR CARPET, PREVENTING THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO IDLE WHEN THE DRIVER"S FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE PEDAL.
1975 GMC C20 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM Recall
1975 GMC C20	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM Units affected: 107584	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1977-06-22
Summary: THE FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARMS WERE ASSEMBLED WITH BALL JOINTS WHICH MAY CONTAIN SOCKETS THAT WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT-TREATED. THIS MAY CAUSE THE SOCKET TO WEAR RAPIDLY AND ALLOW THE BALL JOINT STUD TO SEPARATE FROM THE SOCKET, CAUSING EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEEL SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE.