NHTSA recall campaign

79V117000

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals And Linkages

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25Affected configurations shown82,000Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentService Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals And Linkages
Report receivedMar 5, 1980
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH BRAKE PUSH-ROD TO BRAKE PEDAL RETAINING PINS WHICH WERE NOT HEAT-TREATED AS SPECIFIED. THIS COULD ALLOW THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE PUSH-ROD.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SUSPECT BRAKE RETAINING PIN.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 79V117000

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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