NHTSA recall campaign
89V224000
ManufacturerNAVISTAR INTL CORP.Reported1989-12-11Affected10,459 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE THROTTLE VALVE INSIDE THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER MAY DEFORM FROM BUILDUP OF HEAT AND PRESSURE AND CLOSE-OFF FLUID RETURN PORTS.
Risk
THIS COULD CAUSE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE BUILDUP IN THEBOOSTER CAUSING THE BRAKES TO SELF APPLY WITH A SEVERE UNEXPECTED STOP. THISCONDITION COULD ALSO RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. EITHER CONDITIONCOULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY.
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