The defect
IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED STEEL ROLLERS USED IN THE REAR WHEEL PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSES THE ROLLERS TO BECOME BRITTLE AND MAY FRACTURE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: ROLLERS COULD FRACTURE WHEN THE PARKING BRAKES ARE SET, RESULTING IN REDUCTION OR COMPLETE LOSS OF PARKING BRAKE HOLDING CAPABILITY, WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE WEDGE BETWEEN ROLLERS AND ROLLERS ASSEMBLIES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford CF6000 | 1986 |
| Ford CF7000 | 1986 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
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 CF6000 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford CF7000 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1986
5 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the parking brake; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 86V147000 14 Nov 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 86V128000 15 Sept 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V115000 18 Aug 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 86V015000 4 Jan 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986