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NHTSA safety recall

Recall 71V101000: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported to NHTSA Jun 11, 1971

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

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Units potentially affectedThe manufacturer's own estimate of how many vehicles or items of equipment may contain the defect. It is not a count of failures, and not every unit in the range is necessarily affected.
22,206
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
30
Models covered
5
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Jun 11, 1971

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

Notes

GMC CAMPAIGN NO 65-C-2.SERIES 5000, 5500, 6000 AND 6500 TRUC KS AND SERIES5000 SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH 401 OR 478 GASOL INE ENGINES.SCHOOL BUS.POSSIBILITY THAT 14" FLANGED-TYPE F LYWHEEL AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAS INTERGRALFLANGE AS PART OF FL YWHEEL.COULD CREATE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN ROTATING SPEEDSARE A PPROXIMATELY DOUBLE THE GOVERNED ENGINE SPEED.IMPROPER DRIVI NGTECHNIQUES OR DRIVER ERROR, SUCH AS MISSHIFTING TRANSMISSIO N WHEN DOWNSHIFTINGALSO CAN CAUSE THIS CONDITION.(CORRECT B Y INSTALLING NEW FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCHASSEMBLY.)

A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.

Campaign details

Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA

Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer's campaign number
Not recorded
NHTSA campaign number
71V101000
Units potentially affected
22,206
Report received
Jun 11, 1971
Production range
Not recorded
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

30 model years across 5 models

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.