The defect
PARKING BRAKE LEVER MECHANISMS MAY NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN APPLIED AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 105. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: VEHICLE COULD UNEXPECTEDLY ROLL AWAY UNCONTROLLED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
REPLACE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Skyhawk | 1987 |
| Chevrolet Cavalier | 1987 |
| Oldsmobile Firenza | 1987 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Skyhawk | 1987 | 3 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Cavalier | 1987 | 24 | 2 |
| Oldsmobile Firenza | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
| 86V115000 18 Aug 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 86V054000 14 Apr 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V015000 4 Jan 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986