| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
87V145000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
AUTOCAR |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
AUTOCAR |
| Model Year: |
1985 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS:FOOT CONTROL |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| Manufacturered: |
19830301 - 19870501 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
33183 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19871218 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19871218 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Report Received Date: |
19870915 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19870918 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
FOOT CONTROLLED BRAKE VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION BY ALLOWING AIR PRESSURE TO BYPASS CONTROL PISTON O RING. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THESE CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE TRUCKBRAKING DURING NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATIONS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLECRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPAIR SO AS TO PREVENT BRAKE VALVE MALFUNCTION. |