AM GENERAL CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1976-09-17.
Recall campaignNHTSA 76V145000
Parking brake: driveline: air
Component
Parking brake: driveline: air
Manufacturer
AM GENERAL CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
1,978
Reported to NHTSA
1976-09-17
Owners notified
1976-09-15
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
AM GENERAL CAMPAIGN NO N/A.TRANSIT BUS.POSSIBILITY OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITHFMVSS NO.121 MAY EXIST IN THE SPLIT-BRAKE SYSTEM, DUE TO AN INVERTED PARKINGBRAKE QUICK RELEASE VALVE AND INCORRECTLY ROUTED SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVELINES.IF THIS CONDITION EXIST IT MAY RESULT IN AN INCREASED STOPPINGDISTANCE.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLING PROPER CONTROL LINES ASREQUIRED).BUS-TRANSIT.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.