Recall 00V345000: 1999–2000 Chevrolet Silverado and 5 other models

Report received

Oct 30, 2000

Manufacturer

General motors corp.

Potentially affected

1,383,922vehicles

Model years

1999–2000

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. Some of these vehicles have a clearance condition between the front right-hand brake pipe and the body cross sill that could decrease to the point of allowing contact during the life of the vehicle. If contact occurs and the brake pipe becomes damaged, in half of the brake system there can be a loss of brake fluid and pressure. The brake warning lamp will be activated when the brake fluid level reaches the indicator limit.

Possible consequence

During braking, the pedal will be lower than normal and stopping distances will be longer. If this occurs when stopping distance is limited, a crash could occur.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect the front right-hand brake pipe for wear. If there are signs of wear, this section of the brake pipe will be replaced with a new designed brake pipe section. If there are not signs of wear on the brake pipe, the dealer will install a spacer clip to ensure sufficient clearance between the brake pipe and the body cross sill.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1999 Chevrolet Silverado1,660 complaints
• 2000 Chevrolet Silverado1,305 complaints
• 2000 Chevrolet Suburban282 complaints
• 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe282 complaints
• 1999 GMC Sierra600 complaints
• 2000 GMC Sierra443 complaints
• 2000 GMC Yukon166 complaints
• 2000 GMC Yukon XL69 complaints