Chevrolet K Series, C Series. Published by Transport Canada as 1999015 on 12 February 1999. System: Brakes.
What the notice says Certain vehicles were built with the polarity of the wiring for the zero adjust brake switch reversed from what was specified. Reversed polarity will cause the contacts of the switch to wear out prematurely. When the contacts wear out they will fail to close when the brake pedal is applied, resulting in the loss of …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1999015
- Recall date
- 12 February 1999
- Make
- Chevrolet, GMC
- Models
- K Series, C Series
- Model years
- 1994
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 82,791
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain vehicles were built with the polarity of the wiring for the zero adjust brake switch reversed from what was specified. Reversed polarity will cause the contacts of the switch to wear out prematurely. When the contacts wear out they will fail to close when the brake pedal is applied, resulting in the loss of the brake lamps without any warning to the driver. This could result in failure to warn a following driver that the vehicle is braking and could lead to a crash. Correction: Dealers will replace the brake switch and reverse the wiring.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1999015.
Chevrolet elsewhere in this register
Chevrolet is named on 880 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1999016 · 15 February 1999 · Sunfire, Cavalier · Engine
- 1999029 · 26 February 1999 · Tracker · Other
- 1999059 · 14 April 1999 · Transport, Venture · Brakes
- 1999067 · 16 April 1999 · Silhouette, Venture, Transport · Steering
- 1999079 · 6 May 1999 · Sierra, Silverado · Emissions
- 1999081 · 12 May 1999 · Monte Carlo, Lumina Car · Emissions
- 1999083 · 12 May 1999 · Lumina Car, Monte Carlo, Grand Prix · Engine
- 1999116 · 9 June 1999 · C Series, K Series · Seats And Restraints
The same system: Brakes
791 notices in this register name Brakes. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1999100 · 26 May 1999 · Travelaire, Golden Falcon · Brakes
- 1999102 · 26 May 1999 · Explorer · Brakes
- 1999109 · 7 June 1999 · FL60, FL70, FL50 · Brakes
- 1999117 · 9 June 1999 · MX ZX 440 LC · Brakes
- 1999121 · 21 June 1999 · WG, Autocar, WX · Brakes
- 1999126 · 23 June 1999 · Windstar · Brakes
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Chevrolet: 928 in the register, and 240 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1999.
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