The defect
IF VEHICLE IS INADVERTENTLY DRIVEN WITH THE PARKING BRAKES ENGAGED, SEVERE OVERHEATING OF THE CAST IRON BRAKE DRUM MAY OCCUR.
The remedy
THE DEFECTIVE BRAKE DRUMS WILL BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER, WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE
Other parking brake recalls in 1978
6 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the parking brake; AM GENERAL CORPORATION filed 53 campaigns in all.
| 78V228000 17 Oct 1978 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 78V205000 26 Sept 1978 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 78V137000 13 Jun 1978 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 78V122000 2 Jun 1978 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 78V118000 1 Jun 1978 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978