The defect
THE AUTO-APPLY PARK BRAKE (MANUAL OR AUTO APPLICATION) DOES NOT ALWAYS APPLY. IF THE PARK BRAKE DOES NOT APPLY, THE "SERVICE PARK BRAKE" WARNING LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE.
The risk
THE DRIVER MAY NOT NOTICE THE WARNING LIGHT AND EXITS THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE SOLENOID VALVE WITH ONE HAVING A 12 VOLT COIL AND THE ORIGINAL VALVE SPRING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Kodiak | 1996 |
| GMC Topkick | 1996 |
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 Kodiak | 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| GMC Topkick | 1996 | 2 | 1 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1996
6 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the parking brake; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 96V246000 9 Dec 1996 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 96V235000 14 Nov 1996 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRK, AMER |
| 96V221000 4 Nov 1996 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 96V214000 28 Oct 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V144000 26 Jul 1996 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996