| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
85V055000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
ELDORADO |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
MONARCH |
| Model Year: |
1984 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
ELDORADO MOTOR CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19830801 - 19841201 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
665 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
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| Recall Initiated By: |
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| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
EL DORADO TIRE COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19850501 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19850531 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE MAY BECOME FRAYED OR BOUND UP ON THE HEAT SHIELD OF THE PROPANE TANK MOUNTING BRACKETS. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: EMERGENCY BRAKES COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
REROUTE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH HEAT SHIELD OF THE PROPANE TANK MOUNTING BRACKET. |