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Campaign 00V232008

Critical NHTSA Official Language
ID: #00V232008 MFR: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

What This Recall Means

Component

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK

What Happened
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES, MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS AND TRACTORS BUILT WITH BENDIX AIR ABS WITH AN EC-17 1030R ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU), THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSED BY 1) CHAFED ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRES ON ROTATING PARTS OR 2) A DAMAGED COMPONENT AT THE WHEEL END THAT GENERATES A CERTAIN TYPE OF ERRATIC SENSOR SIGNAL.
Risk if Unfixed
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE ABS ECU TO EXHAUST THE AIR AT THE AIR BRAKE MODULATORS FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE WHEELS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.

How to Get This Fixed

Free Fix
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS ECU.

Affected Vehicles

2001 GMC B7
2000 GMC B7

Is YOUR vehicle affected?

This page lists the models and model years named in NHTSA campaign #00V232008. Matching a model and year on this list does not prove an individual vehicle is affected — some vehicles in an affected model year are never part of the recall population. The authoritative way to know is a VIN check against NHTSA's own records.

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