NHTSA recall campaign

79V179000

Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Reservoir/Tank

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8Affected configurations shown2,000Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentService Brakes, Air › Supply › Reservoir/Tank
Report receivedJan 8, 1979
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS". THE AIR RESERVOIR CAPACITY IS BELOW THAT ALLOWED BY THE STANDARD.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALER WILL EITHER REPLACE THE EXISTING TANK WITH A LARGER TANK OR ADD A SECOND TANK, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

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 79V179000

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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