The defect
SWITCHES MAY NOT ACTUATE THE SERVICE RESERVOIR LOW PRESSURE WARNING BUZZERS AND LIGHTS AT PRESSURES BELOW 60 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: DRIVER WOULD NOT BE WARNED OF AIR BRAKE SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE AND LOSS OF BRAKE COULD BE EXPERIENCED WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
REPLACE LOW PRESSURE SWITCHES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford CF6000 | 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| Ford CF7000 | 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| Ford CF8000 | 1986, 1987, 1988 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:LOW PRESSURE WARNING:SWITCH
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 CF6000 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford CF6000 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford CF6000 | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford CF7000 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford CF7000 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford CF7000 | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford CF8000 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford CF8000 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford CF8000 | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1989
10 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the service brakes, air; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 89V208000 30 Nov 1989 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 89V178000 23 Oct 1989 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 89V172000 16 Oct 1989 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 89V162000 29 Sept 1989 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 89V121000 24 Jul 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V081000 19 May 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V056000 5 Apr 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V055000 5 Apr 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989