NHTSA recall campaign
87V145000
ManufacturerVOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORPReported1987-09-15Affected33,183 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
FOOT CONTROLLED BRAKE VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION BY ALLOWING AIR PRESSURE TO BYPASS CONTROL PISTON O RING.
Risk
THESE CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE TRUCKBRAKING DURING NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATIONS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLECRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
REPAIR SO AS TO PREVENT BRAKE VALVE MALFUNCTION.
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