The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS". THE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH 12 SQUARE INCH BRAKE CHAMBERS INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 16 SQUARE INCH BRAKE CHAMBERS. UNDER TEST CONDITIONS 12 SQUARE INCH BRAKE CHAMBERS WILL NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE BRAKING POWER OR RECOVERY.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE BRAKE CHAMBERS WITH CHAMBERS OF THE CORRECT SIZE, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:CHAMBER
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1979
19 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the service brakes, air; EAGLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. filed 4 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