Recall campaign · NHTSA 87V145000

Service brakes, air: controls: foot control/valve

VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1987-09-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 87V145000

Service brakes, air: controls: foot control/valve

Component: Service brakes, air: controls: foot control/valve
Manufacturer: VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP
Vehicles affected: 33,183
Reported to NHTSA: 1987-09-15
Owners notified: 1987-12-18

Defect description

FOOT CONTROLLED BRAKE VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION BY ALLOWING AIR PRESSURE TO BYPASS CONTROL PISTON O RING.

Safety risk

THESE CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE TRUCKBRAKING DURING NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATIONS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLECRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

REPAIR SO AS TO PREVENT BRAKE VALVE MALFUNCTION.

Notes

SYSTEM: BRAKESVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS

Scope of coverage

10 model years across 2 models.

Model	Years on record
AUTOCAR Autocar	1987 1986 1985 1984 1983
WHITE TRUCK White Truck	1987 1986 1985 1984 1983

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.