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Service bulletin 98865020A

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id602774
Published by NHTSA1999-01-13
Manufacturer's number98865020A
Manufacturer's date1998-09-01
Replaces86-50-20
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

NHTSA's summary

VEHICLES LEADING OR PULLING TO EITHER SIDE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, AND PREMATURE FRONT BRAKE WEAR, ESPECIALLY VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO TOW A HEAVY LOAD. *YC

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Brakes

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET C SERIES1992 to 1998
CHEVROLET G SERIES1996
CHEVROLET G SERIES1997 to 1998
CHEVROLET K SERIES1992 to 1998
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
GMC C SERIES1992 to 1998
GMC G SERIES1996 to 1998
GMC K SERIES1992 to 1998
GMC SUBURBAN1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
98V0330001998-02-17. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
19931201993-08-20. Brakes
93V1190001993-08-02. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
92V0560001992-04-14. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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