The defect
BUSES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN INCORRECT TYPE OF STEEL TUBING IN THE INTERMEDIATE REAR SERVICE BRAKE LINES WHICH MAY LEAK OR BREAK DURING APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF A BRAKE LINE LEAKED, REAR BRAKES COULD QUIT WORKING, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
REPLACE BRAKE LINES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford B700 | 1986 |
| Ford B7000 | 1986 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 B700 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford B7000 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1986
16 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 86V174000 30 Dec 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V001000 3 Dec 1986 | ELDORADO MOTOR CORP. |
| 86V125000 10 Sept 1986 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 86V120000 26 Aug 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V109000 8 Aug 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V116000 7 Aug 1986 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 86V102000 29 Jul 1986 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 86V091000 11 Jul 1986 | YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986