The defect
THE PARKING BRAKES MAY HAVE CRACKS IN THE BRAKE ACTUATING CAM AND LEVER OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY. FAILURE OF THE CRACKED PART FROM REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATIONS WILL CAUSE THE PARKING BRAKES TO BE INOPERATIVE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: PARKING BRAKE FAILURE COULD OCCUR AFTER THE BRAKE HAS BEEN SET AND THE VEHICLE IS LEFT UNATTENDED. IN THIS SITUATION, THE PARKED VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY AND CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
REPLACE CAM AND LEVER ASSEMBLY OF PARK BRAKE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester | 1985, 1986 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Harvester | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1985
7 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the parking brake; NAVISTAR INTL CORP. filed 163 campaigns in all.
| 85V168000 20 Dec 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 85V159000 26 Nov 1985 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 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. |
| 85V055000 1 May 1985 | ELDORADO MOTOR CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985