| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
97V066000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
GLAVAL |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN |
| Model Year: |
1997 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GLAVAL BUS DIVISION |
| Manufacturered: |
19950801 - 19961205 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
2121 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19970519 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19970519 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GLAVAL BUS DIVISION |
| Report Received Date: |
19970421 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19970501 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
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. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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. |
| Corrective Summary: |
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. |