The defect
THE AUTO APPLY PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS TO RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKES AFTER ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO RELEASE THEM OR THE SYSTEM MAY AUTOMATICALLY APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IN EITHER CASE, IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT NOTICE THE TELLTALE RED BRAKE LIGHT AND STOP THE VEHICLE, THE SYSTEM WILL FAIL.
The risk
IF THE OPERATOR PARKS THE VEHICLE, APPLIES THE PARKING BRAKE WITH THE FAILED AUTO APPLY PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM, THE PARKING BRAKES WILL NOT SET AND THE VEHICLE CAN ROLL INADVERTENTLY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE COMPONENTS OF THE AUTO APPLY PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM, BLEED THE HYDRAULIC POWER SYSTEM, AND ADJUST THE PARKING BRAKE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet P300 | 1990 |
| GMC P300 | 1990 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
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 P300 | 1990 | 1 | 2 |
| GMC P300 | 1990 | 1 | 2 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1994
6 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the parking brake; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 94V232000 22 Nov 1994 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 94V169002 31 Oct 1994 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 94V163000 16 Sept 1994 | HOME & PARK MOTORHOMES |
| 94V169001 7 Sept 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V047000 11 Mar 1994 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994