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1995 GMC JIMMY — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 166572 · 1999-08-24

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
JIMMY
Year
1995
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THIS ABS FAILURE IS THE SUBJECT OF AN ALLEGED GM "SPECIAL POLICY" AND NOT A FORMAL RECALL. WE CONTACT GM AND THEY SAID THAT UNLESS THEY WERE FORCED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH A RECALL, THEY WEREN'T GOING TO DO IT. THEY BASICALLY THUMBED THEIR CORPORATE NOSE AT THE NHTSA AND SAID THAT YOU CAN ONLY FORCE THEM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THROUGH A RECALL AND THAT WITHOUT A RECALL THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER FOR THIS PROBLEM IS 99I006000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
710450
Machine
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