The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES HAVE "COMMAND KITS" WHICH AUTOMATICALLY SET THE PARKING BRAKES DURING REFUSE LOADING. IF POWER IS LOST DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE OR THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, THE PARKING BRAKES WOULD BE RELEASED.
The remedy
THE COMMAND SYSTEM CONTROL CIRCUIT WILL BE MODIFIED SO THAT A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER FOR ANY REASON WILL NOT CAUSE THE PARKING BRAKES TO BE RELEASED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: PARKING BRAKE
Other parking brake recalls in 1980
5 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the parking brake; CARRIER CORPORATION filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 80V101000 5 Aug 1980 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 80V079000 24 Jun 1980 | EVANS PRODUCTS COMPANY |
| 80V052000 6 May 1980 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 80V041000 4 Apr 1980 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980