Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (Chevrolet)
Vehicle recall 68V-039. NHTSA received GENERAL MOTORS CORP.’s report on Apr 19, 1968.
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The short answer
NHTSA received GENERAL MOTORS CORP.’s report on Apr 19, 1968. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings.
What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: POSSIBILITY FRONT BRAKE HOSES MAY BE IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED TO THE FRONT WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDERS.IF HOSES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH IMPROPER CONNECTORS, BRAKELINE ROUTING COULD CAUSE FRONT BRAKE HOSE CHAFING.IF ASSEMBLED WITHOUT CONNECTORS, HOSES WILL PULL LOOSE FROM CYLINDERS IN A FULL RIGHT OR LEFT TURN.EITHER CONDITION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF BRAK- ING ACTION.(CORRECT BY INSPECTION AND PROPERLY CONNECT HOSES WHERE REQUIRED.)
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 307 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Chevrolet CA50and 1968, before the model years listed here
- Chevrolet CA60and 1968, before the model years listed here
- Chevrolet CA40and 1968, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.