The defect
ON CERTAIN STRAIGHT TOWING OR NON-TOWING TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX AIR BRAKES, THE AIR BRAKE PARK CONTROL VALVE MAY DEVELOP EITHER AN INTERNAL AIR LEAK OR AN AIR RESTRICTION. THE PARK BRAKE MAY NOT RELEASE OR MAY RELEASE ONLY PARTIALLY.
The risk
IF THE VEHICLE IS ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE, THE PARK BRAKE MAY NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE AND COULD RESULT IN UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS CONDITION DOES NOT AFFECT NORMAL SERVICE BRAKING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE EXTERNAL CHECK VALVE ON THE AIR BRAKE PARK CONTROL VALVE IF THE INSPECTION DETERMINES THE EXTERNAL CHECK VALVE IS DAMAGED, THE AIR BRAKE PARK CONTROL VALVE WILL BE REPLACED AND MAY REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF AN INTERNAL CHECK VALVE IN THE AIR BRAKE PARK CONTROL VALVE. REMEDY WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 22, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GM AT 1-800-862-4389 OR ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Kodiak | 2006, 2007 |
| GMC Topkick | 2006, 2007 |
| Isuzu F Series | 2006, 2007 |
| Isuzu H Series | 2006, 2007 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Kodiak | 2006 | 2 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Kodiak | 2007 | 10 | 5 |
| GMC Topkick | 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| GMC Topkick | 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| Isuzu F Series | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Isuzu F Series | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| Isuzu H Series | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Isuzu H Series | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2007
14 of the 587 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2007 concerned the parking brake; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 07V516000 5 Nov 2007 | GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOTORCARS, LLC |
| 07V448000 25 Sept 2007 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 07V397000 31 Aug 2007 | NEWELL COACH CORP. |
| 07V371000 20 Aug 2007 | PREVOST CARS, INC. |
| 07V360000 15 Aug 2007 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| 07V314000 24 Jul 2007 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 07V301000 16 Jul 2007 | AMERICAN TRUCK COMPANY |
| 07V298000 13 Jul 2007 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2007