The defect
LONGER BRAKE LINES REQUIRED FOR THESE TRAILERS AFFECTED BRAKE RELEASE TIME WHICH EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED BY FMVSS 121. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: TRAILERS DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 121.
The remedy
REPLACE BRAKE RELEASE VALVE WITH CORRECT QUICK RELEASE VALVE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fruehauf | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruehauf | 1986 | 0 | 4 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1986
16 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; FRUEHAUF CORPORATION filed 33 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 |
| 86V088000 11 Jul 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V091000 11 Jul 1986 | YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986