The defect
TRUCKS WERE BUILT WITH INCORRECT REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A TENDENCY FOR REAR BRAKE LOCKUP WOULD EXIST PARTICULARLY DURING HEAVY BRAKE APPLICAION WITH A LIGHTLY LOADED TRUCK. ALSO, INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WOULD BE REQUIRED IF THE BRAKE MODULATION (PUMPING THE BRAKES) IS USED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE DURING A HARD BRAKE STOP.
The remedy
REPLACE REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Ranger | 1988 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
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 Ranger | 1988 | 89 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1987
16 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 87V198000 29 Dec 1987 | DEERE AND COMPANY |
| 87V196000 29 Dec 1987 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 87V190000 8 Dec 1987 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V180000 25 Nov 1987 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 87V136000 1 Sept 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V117000 29 Jul 1987 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC. |
| 87V101000 8 Jul 1987 | JERR DAN CORPORATION. |
| 87V095000 29 Jun 1987 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987