Safety defect investigations, technical specifications, and manufacturer repair notices for Canadian owners.
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Safety recall notices and repair campaigns registered for the 1985 GMC C Series in Canada.
On certain vehicles, the service-part fuel tanks may have one or more pairs of the six projection welds which attach the sender-unit ring to the tank that do not meet specification. These out of specification welds may fracture during sender unit installation resulting in fuel leakage and a possible vehicle fire. Note: recall covers 1975-1986 chevrolet/gmc c/k pickup and chassis cab trucks and 1987-1991 chevrolet/gmc r/v pickup and chassis cab trucks. Correction: vehicles with fractured sender ring weld pairs will have a new fuel tank installed.
A failure of this component (fuel system) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
On certain C3500, G3 and P30 vehicles, the left hand lower control arm can crack starting at the rear flange and progress to the ball joint mounting hole and eventually cause the lower ball joint to separate from the control arm. This could result in loss of vehicle control and a crash without prior warning. Correction: Dealers will install a reinforcement brace to the left-hand lower control arm.
A failure of this component (steering) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
Certain vehicles do not comply with CMVSS 301 - fuel system integrity. Fuel tank punctured in barrier test.
A failure of this component (other) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
On certain vehicles, A wheel failure could develop with a crack through the fillet weld nugget between the disc and rim. This crack could propogate around the wheel eventually resulting in a separation of the rim from the disc. This could cause loss of vehicle control and a crash without prior warning.
A failure of this component (wheels) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
On certain C30 vehicles, the Firestone 16x6 disc wheels may crack in the drop centre portion of the rim. If a crack were to occur on a wheel with a tube type tire mounted to it and remain undetected, the crack could spread and eventually split the wheel resulting in rapid air pressure loss from the tire. This could cause loss of vehicle control and crash without prior warning.
A failure of this component (wheels) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
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