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NHTSA recall 80V135000

Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Chevrolet Caprice and 1 more

Reported Oct 15, 198024,719 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Aug 1, 1979 – Mar 1, 1980

The defect

The involved vehicles may have insufficient clearance between the front brake pipe and the engine oil pan. This condition could cause the brake pipe to contact the left hand front edge of the oil pan, resulting in wear and, eventually, damage to the brake pipe. This could lead to a loss of brake fluid and subsequent loss of brakes.

The remedy

Dealer will replace the brake pipe, if necessary, free of charge.

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Vehicles in this recall

Chevrolet Caprice
1980
Chevrolet Impala
1980

Notes

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 3.8 liter cid v-6engines.system: service brakes; hydraulic lines, metallic.consequences of defect: loss of front braking at a time when minimum vehiclestopping distance IS required could result in an accident.note: the driver may be alerted to brake fluid loss by illumination of thebrake warning light.