The defect
THE QUICK RELEASE AIR VALVE MAY CONTAIN A VALVE DISC THAT BALLOONS WHEN THE PARKING BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND PREVENT THE PARKING BRAKES FROM SETTING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: ALTHOUGH THE PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE PARKING BRAKES MAY NOT BE SET. THIS COULD ALLOW AN UNATTENDED VEHICLE TO ROLL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE VALVE DISC IN THE QUICK RELEASE AIR VALVE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Autocar | 1983, 1984 |
| White Truck | 1983, 1984 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:AIR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autocar | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
| Autocar | 1984 | 0 | 4 |
| White Truck | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
| White Truck | 1984 | 0 | 6 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1985
7 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the parking brake; VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP filed 52 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. |
| 85V092000 22 Jul 1985 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. |
| 85V055000 1 May 1985 | ELDORADO MOTOR CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985