Vehicle recall 98V033000 · February 17, 1998
Chevrolet C10, Chevrolet C20 and 13 more models
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicles. One or both front brake rotor/hubs were built with an out-of-specification gray iron that can fail during the life of the vehicle.
- Consequence
- If a driver continues to drive with a cracked rotor, the cracks could continue around the wheel mounting bolt circle and ultimately result in a wheel separation.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the rotors for a core date of "287" and, if found, replace the rotor.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during March 1998. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC at 1-800-462-8782.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V033000
- Reported to NHTSA
- February 17, 1998
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Owner notification
- March 15, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,137
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Rotor
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Chevrolet C10 (1998): 1998
- Chevrolet C20 (1998): 1998
- Chevrolet C30 (1998): 1998
- Chevrolet Express (1998): 1998
- Chevrolet G10 (1998): 1998
- Chevrolet G20 (1998): 1998
- Chevrolet G30 (1998): 1998
- Chevrolet Suburban (1998): 1998
- Chevrolet Tahoe (1998): 1998
- GMC Savana (1998): 1998
- GMC Sierra 1500 (1998): 1998
- GMC Sierra 2500 (1998): 1998
- GMC Sierra 3500 (1998): 1998
- GMC Suburban (1998): 1998
- GMC Yukon (1998): 1998
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