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Component: BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: SHOE AND DRUM SYSTEM: DRUM
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| ID: 97V066000 (1996 CHEVROLET TRUCK BLAZER) |
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| Updated |
Mar 17, 2005 19:41:50 |
| Rating |
 26 ( -6 -23.07% ) |
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Description:
Recall: 1996 Chevrolet Blazer
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:SHOE AND DRUM SYSTEM:DRUM
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 97V066000
Manufacturer: GLAVAL MANUFACTURING CO.
Potential Number of Units Affected: 2121Summary:
Vehicle Description: GLAVAL CONVERSION VANS AND PICKUP TRUCKS. The retainer
clips were not removed from the rear brake drum wheel stud bolts prior to the
installation of a custom wheel.
The wheel can appear to be or can actually go out of balance and could crack in
the lug nut area increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Dealers will inspect the wheels and remove the retainer clips if still in place
and also inspect wheels for cracks (including the front wheels, if the tires
have been rotated). If the wheels are cracked in the lug nut area, the wheels
will be replaced.
Owner Notification: Owner notification is expected to begin during May 1997.
NOTE: 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 Glaval at 1-800-348-3708. Also contact the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration''s Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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