The defect
USE OF AN ALTERNATE ALUMINUM ALLOY WHICH HAS A LOWER STRENGTH IN HOT STATE, MAY ALLOW CRACKING OF BRAKE PEDAL LEVERS. REPEATED BRAKING OR HIGH BRAKE PEDAL LOADING MAY RESULT IN COMPLETE FRACTURE WHICH WOULD PREVENT APPLICATION OF THE SERVICE BRAKES.
The remedy
BRAKE PEDAL LEVERS WILL BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS, PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1979
19 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the service brakes, air; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 79V250000 19 Nov 1979 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 79V253000 15 Nov 1979 | HENDRICKSON MFG. CO. |
| 79V248000 15 Nov 1979 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 79V241000 2 Nov 1979 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 79V211000 18 Sept 1979 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 79V216000 13 Sept 1979 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 79V188000 15 Aug 1979 | TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. |
| 79V187000 8 Aug 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979