The defect
THE RUBBER VALVE WHICH FITS INTO THE AIR BOOSTER MAY CRACK WHEN THE PRESSURE BECOMES TOO HIGH, ALLOWING THE BRAKE FLUID TO FLOW INTO AIR BOOSTER CAUSING THE RUBBER VALVE TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RUBBER STEM AND THE PISTON. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF CRACK EXPANDS AND RUBBER VALVE BREAKS, THE REAR BRAKE WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION. FRONT BRAKE WOULD RETAIN ITS USUAL CONDITIONS, HOWEVER THE STOPPING DISTANCE WOULD INCREASE AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BOOSTER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan Diesel CPB12 | 1985, 1986 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS:FOOT CONTROL/VALVE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Diesel CPB12 | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| Nissan Diesel CPB12 | 1986 | 0 | 3 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1986
5 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the service brakes, air; NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC filed 28 campaigns in all.
| 86V163000 12 Dec 1986 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 86V133000 7 Oct 1986 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 86V085000 1 Jul 1986 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 86V072000 28 May 1986 | THAYCO MANAFACTURING CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986