Vehicle recall 74V027000 · February 15, 1974
Buick Apollo, Chevrolet Belair and 26 more models
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Notes
- Oldsmobile campaign no 74-C-5.BUICK campaign no 73-C-3.GMC truck campaignno 74-C-06.CHEVROLET campaign no 74-C-11.PONTIAC campaign no 74-C-5.POSSIBILITY that the single diaphragm brake vacuum power booster was assembledwith demensional descrepancies in the vacuum power booster housing which mayreduce the torque required to unlock the front half of the housing from therear half.if this condition exists, the low unlocking torque coupled withother variations in the assembly may cause housing to rotate and disengage fromthe locking tabs resulting in separation of the two halves of the booster andcomplete loss of brakes.(correct by inspecting and staking the housing at twopoints to preclude rotation of the housing.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 74V027000
- Reported to NHTSA
- February 15, 1974
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Owner notification
- February 18, 1974
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,218,387
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Power assist › Vacuum
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Buick Apollo (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- Buick Century (1973): 1973
- Buick Regal (1973): 1973
- Chevrolet Belair (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- Chevrolet Biscayne (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- Chevrolet Blazer (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- Chevrolet C10 (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- Chevrolet Camaro (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- Chevrolet Caprice (1973): 1973
- Chevrolet El Camino (1973): 1973
- Chevrolet G10 (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- Chevrolet G20 (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- Chevrolet Impala (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- Chevrolet K10 (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo (1973): 1973
- Chevrolet Nova (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- Chevrolet P10 (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- GMC C1500 (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- GMC G1500 (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- GMC G2500 (1973): 1973
- GMC K1500 (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- GMC P1500 (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- GMC Sprint (1973): 1973
- Oldsmobile Cutlass (1973): 1973
- Oldsmobile Omega (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- Pontiac Firebird (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- Pontiac Lemans (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
- Pontiac Ventura (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
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