The defect
PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTER FAILS TO OPERATE AND DO NOT WORK AFTER BRAKE PAD WEAR.
The risk
PARKING BRAKES WILL NOT COMPLETELY HOLD A PARKED VEHICLEWHEN PARKED ON A SLOPE, CAUSING UNINTENDED VEHICLE ROLLAWAY WHICH COULD RESULTIN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE NONFUNCTIONING PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Camaro | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| Pontiac Fiero | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| Pontiac Firebird | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Camaro | 1982 | 3 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 1983 | 16 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 1984 | 39 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 1985 | 46 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 1986 | 32 | 4 |
| Pontiac Fiero | 1984 | 30 | 3 |
| Pontiac Fiero | 1985 | 18 | 3 |
| Pontiac Fiero | 1986 | 26 | 3 |
| Pontiac Firebird | 1982 | 3 | 3 |
| Pontiac Firebird | 1983 | 4 | 2 |
| Pontiac Firebird | 1984 | 11 | 6 |
| Pontiac Firebird | 1985 | 16 | 4 |
| Pontiac Firebird | 1986 | 19 | 2 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1991
8 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the parking brake; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 91V167000 23 Sept 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V137000 20 Aug 1991 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 91V133000 5 Aug 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V078000 14 May 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 91V081000 26 Apr 1991 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 91V033000 20 Feb 1991 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 91V032000 19 Feb 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991