The defect
PARK BRAKE ACUATOR LEVER COULD FAIL AND BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IS PUT IN THE "P" PARK POSITION.
The risk
VEHICLE COULD MOVE AFTER IT IS PARKED, CREATING POTENTIALFOR A CRASH AND INJURY.
The remedy
REPLACE PARK BRAKE ACTUATOR LEVER WITH LEVER OF HEAVIER DUTY DESIGN.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| John Deere RV1000 | 1987, 1988 |
| John Deere RV1200 | 1987, 1988 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Deere RV1000 | 1987 | 0 | 4 |
| John Deere RV1000 | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| John Deere RV1200 | 1987 | 1 | 5 |
| John Deere RV1200 | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1989
2 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the parking brake; DEERE AND COMPANY filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 89V038000 20 Mar 1989 | SHELBY AUTOMOBILES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989