The defect
THE PARKING BRAKE ACTUATING LEVER CAM MAY CONTAIN A QUENCH CRACK WHICH CAN WIDEN, REDUCING THE HOLDING CAPABILITY OF THE PARKING BRAKES. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE REDUCED HOLDING CAPABILITY OF THE PARKING BRAKE COULD ALLOW AN UNATTENDED TRUCK TO ROLL AWAY UNCONTROLLED, WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL A NEW ACTUATION LEVER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet B6P | 1985 |
| Chevrolet C60 | 1985, 1986 |
| Chevrolet C70 | 1985, 1986 |
| GMC B6P | 1985 |
| GMC C65 | 1985 |
| GMC C75 | 1985, 1986 |
| GMC P6T | 1985 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet B6P | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet C60 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet C60 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet C70 | 1985 | 0 | 3 |
| Chevrolet C70 | 1986 | 1 | 2 |
| GMC B6P | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC C65 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC C75 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC C75 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC P6T | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1986
5 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the parking brake; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 86V147000 14 Nov 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 86V128000 15 Sept 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V115000 18 Aug 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 86V054000 14 Apr 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986