2000 Chevrolet S10 recalls
NHTSA lists 4 safety recall campaigns for the 2000 Chevrolet S10. Between them they involve equipment, seat belts and brakes. The most recent was received on September 8, 2000.
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Equipment
GM/certification label
The defect: Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. Some of these vehicles were built with incorrect payload information on the vehicle certification label. The payload shown on the label is greater than the maximum validated payload. If the vehicle were loaded to the incorrectly labeled payload, it may not ride and handle in the manner that the driver expects.
The risk: This could result in a loss of control of the vehicle or an inability to stop the vehicle within expected stopping distances.
The remedy: Owners will be sent a new label for installation on the driver's door of the vehicle.
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Seat belts
GM/FMVSS 209/trw seat belt buckles
The defect: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
The risk: In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
The remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.
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Brakes
GM/ABS spring clip
The defect: Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with 4-wheel disc brakes. Some of these vehicles have an antilock brake system (ABS) motor containing an out-of-specification spring clip. This clip could allow the motor bearing to become misaligned. If misalignment occurs, eventually the ABS would be non-functional.
The risk: The base brakes would remain fully functional, but the dynamic rear proportioning (drp) system, which optimizes front to rear brake balance, would become inoperative.
The remedy: Dealers will replace the brake pressure module valve assembly.
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Brakes
GM/FMVSS 105
The defect: Vehicle description: s -trucks equipped with 2 wheel drive. These vehicles may have had the right-hand antilock brake system (ABS) module feed pipe and/or brake crossover pipe tube nuts tightened without seating the pipe-flared-ends enough to withstand normal assembly and vehicle inputs without partially unseating. This does not comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 105, "hydraulic service brake normal, emergency, and park braking performance."
The risk: If this occurred, the seating seal could be broken during vehicle assembly, or from early road inputs or brake fluid cycling, and a leak could occur increasing the brake stopping distance.
The remedy: Dealers will inspect the brake pipe union for signs of brake fluid, and if necessary, install a new brake pipe union.
Check by VIN
A campaign rarely covers every S10 built in 2000. Enter your 17-character VIN to find the recall campaigns filed for your make, model and model year. The VIN is on the driver’s side of the dashboard (visible through the windshield), on the door-jamb label, and on your registration and insurance documents.
Is a recall still open on your vehicle? Only NHTSA’s official VIN check can say whether a campaign applies to your exact vehicle and whether the repair has already been done.
Your VIN is decoded with NHTSA’s public vPIC service to identify the make, model and year. It is not stored and is not added to any page address.
What 2000 Chevrolet S10 owners should do
- Check your VIN on NHTSA’s lookup to see which of these campaigns apply to your vehicle and whether any are still open.
- Call a Chevrolet dealer and book the repair, quoting the campaign numbers (00V-258-001, 00V-228-003, 00V-055, 99V-220).
- If you have bought the vehicle used, the recall still applies: the repair is free whoever owns the vehicle now.
- Make sure your current address is on file with the manufacturer so the owner letters reach you.
Other Chevrolet S10 model years
Common questions
Does the 2000 Chevrolet S10 have any recalls?
Yes. NHTSA lists 4 campaigns for the 2000 Chevrolet S10: 00V-258-001 (GM/certification label); 00V-228-003 (GM/FMVSS 209/trw seat belt buckles); 00V-055 (GM/ABS spring clip); 99V-220 (GM/FMVSS 105).
How do I know if my 2000 Chevrolet S10 has an open recall?
Enter your VIN in NHTSA’s recall lookup. Most campaigns cover only part of a model year’s production, and the lookup also shows whether the repair has already been done on your vehicle.
Will the dealer charge to fix the 2000 Chevrolet S10?
No. Safety recall repairs are done free of charge by Chevrolet dealers. Quote the NHTSA campaign number when you book.