Model year record

1979 ZIMMER Golden Spirit

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints in our copy of the federal file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 81V069000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: differential proportional valve

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: differential proportional valve
Manufacturer
ZIMMER HOMES CORP.
Vehicles affected
36
Reported to NHTSA
1981-06-03
Owners notified
1981-05-26

Defect description

UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE IS APPROXIMATELY 10 PERCENT LONGER THAN IS PERMITTED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS".

Manufacturer remedy

THE PROPORTIONING VALVE WILL BE MODIFIED TO INCREASE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AT NO COST TO OWNER.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.

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.