The defect
THE HANDLE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CONTAINS A TORSION SPRING WHICH IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM REMAINS FIRMLY ENGAGED UPON APPLICATION OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. SOME OF THESE SPRINGS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.
The risk
AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED SPRING CAN CAUSE THE EMERGENCYBRAKE TO RELEASE. IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED, IT COULD SET ITSELFIN MOTION AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LONGER TENSION SPRING TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TENSION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Eurovan | 1993 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Eurovan | 1993 | 82 | 3 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1993
4 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the parking brake; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 93V194000 23 Nov 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V177000 2 Nov 1993 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 93V004000 12 Jan 1993 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993