NHTSA recall campaign

93V138000

Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical

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1Affected configurations shown2,400Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentParking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical
Report receivedMar 9, 1993
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED SPRING CAN CAUSE THE EMERGENCYBRAKE TO RELEASE. IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED, IT COULD SET ITSELFIN MOTION AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LONGER TENSION SPRING TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TENSION.

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 93V138000

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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