NHTSA recall campaign
87E036000
ManufacturerMIDLAND BRAKE, INC.Reported1987-12-04Affected1,228 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
ABNORMAL ACTION OF TWISTING THE VALVE KNOBS CAN CAUSE INTERFERENCE WITH NORMAL VALVE OPERATION.
Risk
THE ABOVE INTERFERENCE PROHIBITS THE PISTON IN THE VALVEFROM PERFORMING ITS AUTOMATIC FUNCTION IN CASE OF EITHER A LOSS OF AIR PRESSUREIN THE TRAILER SYSTEM OR A TRAILER BREAK AWAY AND PREVENTS THE VALVE FROM BEINGOPERATED MANUALLY.
Manufacturer remedy
MANUFACTURER WILL FURNISH NEW REPLACEMENT AND REIMBURSE FOR INSTALLATION UP TO $22.50.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.