The defect
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE PREMATURE REAR WHEEL SKID DURING BRAKING. REAR WHEEL SKIDDING IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ON A WET OR SLICK SURFACE.
The remedy
DEPENDING ON THE TRANSMISSION TYPE AND THE BRAKE COMPONENTS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE OR REPAIR, AS NECESSARY, CERTAIN FRONT BRAKE COMPONENTS, AND THE PARKING BRAKE CABLES. THE REAR BRAKE SHOES AND LININGS WILL BE REPLACED WITH PARTS THAT USE A MATERIAL WHICH GREATLY REDUCES THE LIKELIHOOD OF REAR WHEEL SKID. ACTIONS TAKEN TO THE FRONT BRAKES ARE TO ENSURE UNIFORMITY OF THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. ACTIONS TAKEN TO THE PARKING BRAKE COMPONENTS WILL ENSURE THAT THE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS, FOR KEEPING THE VEHICLE STATIONARY WHILE MANUAL TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED UNITS ARE IN NEUTRAL AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED UNITS ARE IN PARK, ARE MET.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1983
14 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 83V139000 28 Dec 1983 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. |
| 83V124000 25 Nov 1983 | BEATRICE FOODS COMPANY |
| 83V116000 9 Nov 1983 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 83V106000 13 Oct 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V105000 13 Oct 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V107000 13 Oct 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V095000 22 Sept 1983 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 83V071000 29 Jul 1983 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983