NHTSA recall campaign

92E008000

ManufacturerMIDLAND BRAKE, INC.Reported1992-04-01Affected23,000 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

THERE IS AN INTERFERENCE FIT BETWEEN THE VALVE COVER BORE AND THE VALVE PISTON. THIS INTERFERENCE FIT SITUATION HAS BEEN AGGRAVATED BY LIQUID CONTAMINATION WITHIN THE AIR SYSTEM WHICH HAS CAUSED THE PISTON TO SWELL AND STICK (SEIZE) IN THE CYLINDER BORE.

Risk

PISTON SEIZURE CAUSES THE BRAKES TO DRAG WHICH COULDPRODUCE SUFFICIENT HEAT TO RESULT IN TIRE FIRES.

Manufacturer remedy

REMOVE AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE RELAY VALVE.

To check whether your specific VIN is covered and to find a participating dealer, look this campaign up on NHTSA.gov →

Affected vehicles

0 entries

NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.