Vehicle recall 99V239000 · August 27, 1999
Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with manual transmissions.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with manual transmissions. The clutch master cylinder may have been built with an incorrect retaining ring.
- Consequence
- This may not allow the clutch system to disengage the clutch when the clutch pedal is depressed, resulting in unintentional vehicle movement, increased stopping distances, engine stalls, and difficulty in shifting.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the hydraulic clutch master cylinder with a new cylinder.
- Notes
- GM recall no. 99056.OWNER notification began September 8, 1999. 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 Pontiac at 1-800-762-2737.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
- 99V239000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 27, 1999
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 99056
- Owner notification
- September 8, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 69
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Power train › Clutch assembly
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Chevrolet Camaro (1999): 1999
- Pontiac Firebird (1999): 1999
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