The defect
THE METAL SHEATHING OF THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE CAN SEPARATE ALLOWING THE INNER LOAD BEARING CABLE TO PULL THROUGH THE HOUSING, RELAXING CABLE TENSION AND RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE.
The risk
RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE WITHOUT OPERATOR INTENT CANCAUSE VEHICLE ROLLAWAY AND RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner FLC106 | 1991, 1992 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner FLC106 | 1991 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner FLC106 | 1992 | 0 | 2 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1993
4 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the parking brake; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 93V194000 23 Nov 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V177000 2 Nov 1993 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 93V138000 3 Sept 1993 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993