GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1991-04-11.
Recall campaignNHTSA 91V055000
Parking brake: conventional
Component
Parking brake: conventional
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
179,036
Reported to NHTSA
1991-04-11
Owners notified
1991-07-01
Defect description
PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTER FAILS TO OPERATE AND DO NOT WORK AFTER BRAKE PAD WEAR.
Safety risk
PARKING BRAKES WILL NOT COMPLETELY HOLD A PARKED VEHICLEWHEN PARKED ON A SLOPE, CAUSING UNINTENDED VEHICLE ROLLAWAY WHICH COULD RESULTIN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE NONFUNCTIONING PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTERS.
Notes
SYSTEM: PARKING BRAKE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS; FIREBIRDS AND CAMAROS WITH MANUALTRANSMISSIONS AND REAR DISK BRAKES AND FIEROS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.
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.