NHTSA recall campaign
85V048000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Wheel Cylinders
27Affected configurations shown1,810,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
EXCESSIVE ENLARGEMENT OF THE WHEEL CYLINDER PILOT HOLE IN THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATE COULD ALLOW THE WHEEL CYLINDER TO ROTATE AND CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID LEADS TO LOSS OF REAR BRAKE ACTION, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. FRONT BRAKES WOULD REMAIN OPERATIONAL.
What fixes it
Official remedy
ADD A PART TO PREVENT WHEEL CYLINDER FROM ROTATING.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 85V048000
1982 CHEVROLET S10Open vehicle record →1982 GMC S15Open vehicle record →1980 BUICK CENTURYOpen vehicle record →1980 BUICK REGALOpen vehicle record →1980 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLOOpen vehicle record →1980 CHEVROLET MALIBUOpen vehicle record →1980 CHEVROLET EL CAMINOOpen vehicle record →1980 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASSOpen vehicle record →1980 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXOpen vehicle record →1980 PONTIAC LEMANSOpen vehicle record →1979 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLOOpen vehicle record →1979 CHEVROLET MALIBUOpen vehicle record →1979 CHEVROLET EL CAMINOOpen vehicle record →1979 GMC CABALLEROOpen vehicle record →1979 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASSOpen vehicle record →1979 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXOpen vehicle record →1979 PONTIAC LEMANSOpen vehicle record →1978 BUICK CENTURYOpen vehicle record →1978 BUICK REGALOpen vehicle record →1978 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLOOpen vehicle record →1978 CHEVROLET MALIBUOpen vehicle record →1978 CHEVROLET EL CAMINOOpen vehicle record →1978 GMC CABALLEROOpen vehicle record →1978 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASSOpen vehicle record →1978 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXOpen vehicle record →1978 PONTIAC LEMANSOpen vehicle record →1978 PONTIAC GRAND AMOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.