The defect
VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS". AN INCORRECT PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTING SPRING WAS INSTALLED ON CERTAIN VEHICLES. THIS MAY CAUSE INTERFERENCE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKES.
The remedy
THE CALIPER ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
Other parking brake recalls in 1979
4 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the parking brake; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 79V182000 3 Aug 1979 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 79V064000 2 Mar 1979 | MAGIRUS DEUTZ A.G., WEST |
| 79V059000 23 Feb 1979 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979