The defect
PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM COMPONENT MAY DISENGAGE.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF PARKING BRAKE FUNCTION;ALSO, LOOSE COMPONENT COULD JAM IN THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY.
The remedy
REPLACE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Lancer | 1987 |
| Dodge Shadow | 1987 |
| Dodge Shelby | 1987 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Lancer | 1987 | 8 | 2 |
| Dodge Shadow | 1987 | 12 | 2 |
| Dodge Shelby | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1989
2 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the parking brake; SHELBY AUTOMOBILES, INC. filed 5 campaigns in all.
| 89V144000 28 Aug 1989 | DEERE AND COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989