| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
93V156000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CARPENTER |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
COUNSELOR |
| Model Year: |
1994 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
- |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
40 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19931015 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19931015 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19930924 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19930928 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE SUSPENSION STRUT ROD MOUNTING BOLT CAN INTERFERE WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE INTERFERENCE CAN CAUSE A PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKINGFORCE AND REDUCTION OF BRAKE EFFICIENCY OR THE REAR DISC BRAKES, RESULTING INAN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
ROTATE THE CALIPER SUPPORT BRACKET. THIS WILL MOVE THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY FROM A FRONT-MOUNTED POSITION TO A REAR-MOUNTED POSITION AND PROVIDE CLEARANCE FOR THE MOVEMENT OF THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER. |