The defect
THE PARKING BRAKE DRUM, IF SUBJECTED TO ABNORMAL HEATING AS A RESULT OF OPERATING THE COACH WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED OR ONLY PARTIALLY RELEASED, MAY BECOME CRACKED. THE WEAKENED BRAKE DRUM THEN BECOMES SUBJECT TO FAILURE.
The remedy
THE BRAKE DRUM WILL BE INSPECTED AND, IF NECESSARY, WILL BE REPLACED WITH AN IMPROVED BRAKE DRUM.
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; GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. filed 42 campaigns in all.
| 78V228000 17 Oct 1978 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 78V205000 26 Sept 1978 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 78V122000 2 Jun 1978 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 78V118000 1 Jun 1978 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 78V104000 9 May 1978 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978