FLXIBLE: PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE

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NHTSA Campaign Number:	79V182000
Vehicle/Equipment Make:	FLXIBLE
Vehicle/Equipment Model:	FLXIBLE
Model Year:	1978
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Manufacturer Component Description:	PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE
Manufacturers Involved in Recall:	GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP.
Manufacturered:	19771001 - 19780501
Type of Report:	V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected:	368
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	19790823
Recall Initiated By:	19790823
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	FLXIBLE CORPORATION
Report Received Date:	19790803
Record Creation Date:	19791012
Regulation Part Number:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Defect Summary:	PARKING BRAKES ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY NOT RELEASE OR RELEASE COMPLETELY. THIS COULD LEAD TO ABNORMAL HEATING OF THE ROCKWELL PARKING BRAKE DRUM DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. THIS MAY CAUSE BURNING OR THERMAL CRACKING OF THE DRUM SURFACE. THE WEAKENED DRUM THEN BECOMES SUBJECT TO FAILURE UNDER THE CENTRIFUGAL FORCES OF THE PROPSHAFT ROTATION WHICH PULL THE DRUM OUTWARDS WHEN IT IS ROTATING RAPIDLY AROUND THE PROPSHAFT CENTER.
Consequence Summary:
Corrective Summary:	THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING BRAKE DRUM WITH ROCKWELL PART #3219-H-4350, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

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