The defect
THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER MOUNTING BRACKET MAY BEND AND BREAK DUE TO REPEATED APPLICATIONS OF THE PARKING BRAKE. THIS WILL CREATE A TEARING FORCE AT THE BOLT MOUNTING AREA OF THE BRACKET.
The remedy
BENT OR CRACKED MOUNTING BRACKETS WILL BE REPLACED AND A REINFORCEMENT STRAP WILL BE ADDED TO LIMIT THE "LIFT AND PULL" FORCE ON THE BRACKET. THIS WILL BE DONE WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: PARKING BRAKE
Other parking brake recalls in 1978
6 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the parking brake; INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 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 |
| 78V104000 9 May 1978 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978