NHTSA recall campaign
87V005000
ManufacturerNAVISTAR INTL CORP.Reported1987-01-29Affected101,072 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
ENGINE AND BRAKE BACKUP SYSTEM HAVE COMMON ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE; ENGINE COULD DIE FROM ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF THE MAIN POWER FEED FROM THE ALTERNATOR.
Risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN BRAKE FAILURE WHICH COULD RESULT INA CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
SEPARATE ENGINE AND BRAKE BACK UP CIRCUITS.
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