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NHTSA safety recall

Recall 83V137000: PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:AIR:CHAMBER

FREIGHTLINER CORP. · Reported to NHTSA Dec 22, 1983

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

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Units potentially affectedThe manufacturer's own estimate of how many vehicles or items of equipment may contain the defect. It is not a count of failures, and not every unit in the range is necessarily affected.
300
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
1
Models covered
1
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Dec 22, 1983
Production Sep 1, 1983 – Nov 1, 1983

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

The defect

BRAKES MAY REQUIRE EXCESSIVE TIME TO RELEASE AFTER BRAKE APPLICATION. A SECOND DEFECT IS REDUCED HOLDING POWER OF THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKES DUE TO ENTRY OF WATER IN THE REAR BRAKE CHAMBERS. EXCESSIVE RELEASE TIME DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS".

The remedy

DEALER WILL MODIFY THE VEHICLE BY INSTALLING A QUICK RELEASE VALVE IN THE BRAKE AIR SYSTEM AND BY SUBSTITUTION OF A STIFFER BRAKE PEDAL RETURN SPRING. REAR BRAKE CHAMBERS WILL BE EXCHANGED OR MODIFIED, DEPENDING ON THE CHAMBER MAKE, TO PREVENT WATER ENTRY.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY TRUCKS; FOUR WHEEL MODELS.SYSTEM: SERVICE BRAKES; PARKING BRAKES; AIR VALVE, PEDAL, BRAKE CHAMBERS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: FAILURE OF THE SERVICE BRAKES TO RELEASE REDUCES DRIVERCONTROL OVER VEHICLE AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. FAILURE OF THEPARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKES MAY ALLOW A PARKED VEHICLE TO MOVE WITHOUT WARNING,POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND PERSONAL INJURY.

A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.

Campaign details

Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA

Manufacturer
FREIGHTLINER CORP.
Manufacturer's campaign number
Not recorded
NHTSA campaign number
83V137000
Units potentially affected
300
Report received
Dec 22, 1983
Production range
Sep 1, 1983 – Nov 1, 1983
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

1 model year across 1 model

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.