The defect
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE MAY BECOME FRAYED OR BOUND UP ON THE HEAT SHIELD OF THE PROPANE TANK MOUNTING BRACKETS. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: EMERGENCY BRAKES COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE.
The remedy
REROUTE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH HEAT SHIELD OF THE PROPANE TANK MOUNTING BRACKET.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Eldorado Candidate | 1983, 1984 |
| Eldorado Monarch | 1983, 1984 |
| Eldorado Premier | 1983, 1984 |
| Eldorado Senator | 1983, 1984 |
| Encore Candidate | 1983, 1984 |
| Encore Monarch | 1983, 1984 |
| Encore Premier | 1983, 1984 |
| Encore Senator | 1983, 1984 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Candidate | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Candidate | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Monarch | 1983 | 1 | 1 |
| Eldorado Monarch | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Premier | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Premier | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Senator | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Senator | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Encore Candidate | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Encore Candidate | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Encore Monarch | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Encore Monarch | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Encore Premier | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Encore Premier | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Encore Senator | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Encore Senator | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1985
7 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the parking brake; ELDORADO MOTOR CORP. filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 85V168000 20 Dec 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 85V159000 26 Nov 1985 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 85V133000 22 Oct 1985 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 85V124000 7 Oct 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V103000 14 Aug 1985 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 85V092000 22 Jul 1985 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985