Auto Recall Date:
OCT 26, 1994
Vehicle Component:
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
Estimated Vehicles Affected:
435
Model Affected
1995 GEO METRO
1995 Geo Metro Defect Summary:
THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE NOT CORRECTLY MACHINED. AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, LOSS OF WHEEL CLAMP LOAD CAN RESULT FROM THIS CONDITION. ONCE CLAMP LOAD IS LOST, ALL TIRE LOADS ARE DIRECTLY TAKEN BY THE WHEEL STUDS. THIS LOADING CAN CAUSE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE WHEEL STUDS.
Defect Consequence:
IF THIS OCCURS, A WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy:
REPLACE REAR BRAKE DRUMS.
Estimated Vehicles Affected:
435
Notes:
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.