| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
99V193000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CHEVROLET |
| Vehicle/Eqipment Model: |
BLAZER |
| Model Year: |
1991 |
| Mfg Campaign Number: |
99041 |
| Mfg Component Desc: |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK |
| Mfg Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacture Dates: |
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| Type of Report: |
V |
| Potential # of Units Affected: |
1,125,749 |
| Date Owner Notified by Mfg: |
05-31-2000 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
ODI |
| Mfg Responsible for Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Recieved Date: |
07-19-1999 |
| Record Creation Date: |
07-21-1999 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| FMVSS Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
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. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. |
| Corrective Summary: |
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