GM Hasn't Recalled Millions Of Trucks And SUVs Despite Four-Year Investigation ... - The Consumerist
Although General Motors appears to a be on a safety recall-announcing spree, it has resisted recalling 1. 8 million trucks and SUVs despite a four-year long investigation by federal regulators into an issue that can cause the brake lines to fail. While brake failures could lead to crashes –which one would assume is a safety issue – the manufacturer maintains the problem is a simply matter of routine maintenace “In particular, our 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4WD pickup truck…experienced... The lines burst in an area that was weakened by corrosion and field under normal usage and brake line pressure. At the time the investigation was first opened, NHTSA reported [ PDF ] receiving at least 110 owner complaints alleging loss of braking effectiveness due to brake line rupture because of corrosion. During the preliminary investigation, NHTSA reported that officials with GM said the vehicles were equipped with dual brake lines, meaning that “should a brake pipe suddenly fail for any reason, the affected vehicle would be capable of stopping... Nearly a year later, in January 2011, NHTSA opened an engineering analysis of the issue [ PDF ]. By that time the agency had received 890 complaints, 761 of which were located in the so-called “Salt Belt states”. Source: consumerist.com
