GMC C30 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

GMC C30 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of GMC C30 recalls and defective parts found on GMC C30 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the GMC C30 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 C30

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1979 GMC C30 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH Recall
1979 GMC C30	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.
1979 GMC C30 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
1979 GMC C30	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 222	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1979-01-16
Summary: THE FRONT HOSES ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE IMPROPERLY ORIENTED HOSE FITTINGS, RESULTING IN A RUBBING CONTACT BETWEEN THE RIGHT BRAKE HOSE AND THE UPPER CONTROL ARM OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION OR IN A TWISTED LEFT HOSE RESULTING IN A FAULTY ATTACHMENT AT THE FRAME FITTING. SHOULD EITHER OF THESE CONDITIONS EXIST, THEY COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN BRAKE HOSE FAILURE CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND CONSEQUENT LOSS OF THE FRONT BRAKING ACTION.
1977 GMC C30 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM Recall
1977 GMC C30	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM Units affected: 1232	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1977-08-10
Summary: ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE NUTS WHICH ATTACH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE HYDRO-BOOST UNIT MAY HAVE BEEN OVER-TIGHTENED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED STRIPPED THREADS AND CRACKED ATTACHING FLANGES. SHOULD THESE NUTS FAIL, THE PARTS MAY SEPARATE AND LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKES WOULD RESULT.
1975 GMC C30 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM Recall
1975 GMC C30	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.
1976 GMC C30 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE Recall
1976 GMC C30	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE Units affected: 39278	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1975-12-19
Summary:
1975 GMC C30 WHEELS:MULTI PIECE Recall
1975 GMC C30	WHEELS:MULTI PIECE Units affected: 1441	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1975-09-03
Summary: