The defect
THE SERVICE AND PARKING BRAKES ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS". USE OF THE VEHICLE BY INDIVIDUALS NOT FAMILIAR WITH ITS BRAKING CAPABILITIES MAY RESULT IN LONGER DECELERATION TIMES.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL TWO SPRING BRAKE CHAMBERS AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:AIR
Other parking brake recalls in 1982
2 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the parking brake; WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION filed 143 campaigns in all.
| 82V079000 19 Aug 1982 | STRICK CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982