1976 Gmc K30 Recalls - Vehicle Recall Information

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GMC K30 Telehoist RT Gloucs

petros.williams@btinternet.com posted a photo:

Gloucestershire had a number of the GMCs mostly as rapid intervention pumps but this one was a rescue tender.

Most were bodied by Telehoist who did very few fire engines.

The list is:

GMC K30 LOCOMOTORS GLOUCS D272 BFH
GMC K30 TELEHOIST GLOUCS E624 KDF
GMC K30 TELEHOIST GLOUCS E625 KDF
GMC K3O TELEHOIST GLOUCS E626 KDF
GMCK350 TELEHOIST GLOUCS F509 WAD

GMC K3O TELEHOIST GLOUCS F980 UAD
GMC K3O TELEHOIST GLOUCS F261 VAD

About 60 GMC K30s ended up in British fire brigades.

Courtesy Geoff Pritchard collection acquired via the Fire Brigade Society.

DEFECT #1 - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Posted on: 1979-10-12
Description
The accelerator pedal rod in combination with the pedal installed on the involved vehicles may cut through the floor pan rubber mat or carpet into the thick resilient insulation pad underneath during heavy or repeated full throttle applications. As a result, the accelerator pedal rod may catch in the mat or carpet, preventing the throttle from returning to idle when the drivers foot is removed from the pedal.

Consequence

Corrective Action
Dealer will install a new accelerator pedal and retainer designed to prevent the accelerator pedal rod from cutting the rubber mat or carpet. This will be performed without charge.

Notes
Vehicle description: light trucks.system: throttle linkages and control; accelerator pedal rod.consequences of defect: in the event that the throttle does not return to idle,the vehicle would not decelerate as expected and loss of vehicle control and anaccident could result.

Recalls for 1976 Gmc K30

DEFECT #1 - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL