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NHTSA recall 99V193000

Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip

Chevrolet Blazer and 3 more

Reported Jul 19, 19991,125,749 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Maker’s number 99041

The defect

Vehicle description: certain 4-wheel drive pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with ABS (antilock braking system) manufactured from september 1989 through august 1996. under certain driving conditions the switch which signals the ABS system whether the vehicle IS in 2-wheel or 4-wheel drive can malfunction causing increased stopping distances during ABS stops while in the two-wheel drive mode.

The risk

If this occurred at a time when minimum stopping distance was required, a vehicle crash could occur without prior warning.

The remedy

Dealers will replace or repair the 4-wheel/2-wheel drive switch.

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Vehicles in this recall

Chevrolet Blazer
199119921993199419951996
Chevrolet S10
199119921993199419951996
GMC Jimmy
199119921993199419951996
GMC Sonoma
199119921993199419951996

Notes

The first phase of owner notification letters began may 31, 2000,with the last mailing completed by october 2000. Owners can contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC at 1-800-462-8782.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).