Recall campaign · NHTSA 91V197000

Service brakes, air: antilock

VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1991-11-12.

Recall campaignNHTSA 91V197000

Service brakes, air: antilock

Component: Service brakes, air: antilock
Manufacturer: VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP
Vehicles affected: 83
Reported to NHTSA: 1991-11-12
Owners notified: 1991-11-19

Defect description

THE PARKING BRAKE MAY NOT EXERT SUFFICIENT FORCE TO ENABLE THE VEHICLE TO CONFORM TO THE GRADE HOLDING REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 121.

Safety risk

VEHICLES WITH INSUFFICIENT PARKING BRAKE FORCE CAN ROLLWITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHEN PARKED ON A GRADE, THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLEACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE CHAMBERS.

Notes

SYSTEM: PARKING BRAKE; FMVSS 121.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY TRUCKS (CLASS 8).

Scope of coverage

13 model years across 2 models.

Model	Years on record
WHITE GMC ACL42B	1991 1990 1989 1988
WHITE GMC WX42	1991 1990 1989 1988 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.