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NHTSA recall 98V072000

Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer › Linkages

Chevrolet Venture and 2 more

Reported Apr 7, 199855,154 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Apr 1, 1996 – Aug 30, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger MINI vans equipped with traction control systems. the windshield wiper linkage arm can contact a brake line which IS connected to the traction control system modulator valve. this contact can chafe the brake line resulting in a brake fluid leak.

The risk

Brake fluid leakage can cause reduced brake effectiveness and increased stopping distances.

The remedy

Dealers will install a brake line clip to ensure proper clearance. also the brake lines will be inspected to any damage caused by this condition and will replace any damaged lines.

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Vehicles in this recall

Chevrolet Venture
19971998
Oldsmobile Silhouette
19971998
Pontiac Trans Sport
19971998

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during april 1998. 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, pontiac at 1-800-762-2737, or oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).