The defect
THE PARKING BRAKE REINFORCEMENT BRACKET LOCATION CAN INTERFERE AND ABRADE THE CHASSIS WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING ACTUATION OF THE PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM.
The risk
THE CONTACT AND ABRASION DAMAGES THE INSULATION OFTHE HARNESS AND CAN CAUSE THE ACTUATION OF THE PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM. ACTUATION OF THE PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL RELOCATE THE PARKING BRAKE REINFORCEMENT BRACKET TO A POSITION WHERE IT CANNOT INTERFERE WITH THE CHASSIS WIRING HARNESS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Utilimaster Aeromaster | 1995 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utilimaster Aeromaster | 1995 | 0 | 2 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1995
5 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the parking brake; UTILIMASTER CORPORATION filed 27 campaigns in all.
| 95V172000 12 Sept 1995 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 95V094000 9 May 1995 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 95V058000 22 Mar 1995 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 95V016000 3 Jan 1995 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995