The defect
THE HYDRAULIC PARKING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE MAY INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATE DUE TO MOMENTARY PRESSURE DISRUPTIONS WITHIN THE SYSTEM AND CAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE TO BE APPLIED, STOPPING OR SLOWING THE TRUCK UNEXPECTEDLY. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THIS UNEXPECTED STOPPING OR SLOWING OF THE TRUCK MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A REAR END COLLISION SINCE THE BRAKE (STOP) LIGHTS ARE NOT ACTIVATED. ALSO, ON CERTAIN ROAD CONDITIONS THIS OCCURRENCE MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH WOULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE PUSH-PULL TYPE BRAKE CONTROL VALVE WITH NEW OVER-CENTER CAM TYPE VALVES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford B-Series | 1984, 1985 |
| Ford C600 | 1984, 1985 |
| Ford C6000 | 1984, 1985 |
| Ford C700 | 1984, 1985 |
| Ford C7000 | 1984, 1985 |
| Ford C800 | 1984, 1985 |
| Ford C8000 | 1984, 1985 |
| Ford F Series | 1984, 1985 |
| Ford L Series | 1984, 1985 |
| Ford LN Series | 1984, 1985 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford B-Series | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford B-Series | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C600 | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford C600 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C6000 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C6000 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C700 | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford C700 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C7000 | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford C7000 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C800 | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford C800 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C8000 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C8000 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford F Series | 1984 | 1 | 1 |
| Ford F Series | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford L Series | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford L Series | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LN Series | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LN Series | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1985
7 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the parking brake; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 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. |
| 85V055000 1 May 1985 | ELDORADO MOTOR CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985