Recall 80V101000
Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical › Linkage And Cable — Oshkosh · reported 5 Aug 1980 · 44 vehicles potentially affected
What's wrong
THE PARKING BRAKE LINKAGE MAY NOT EXERT SUFFICIENT FORCE TO THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM TO HOLD THE VEHICLE ON A GRADE.
The fix
THE DEALER WILL MAKE AVAILABLE A PARKING BRAKE LINKAGE KIT TO RETROFIT THE INVOLVED VEHICLES AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS.SYSTEM: PARKING EMERGENCY BRAKE; PARKING BRAKE LINKAGES.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: PROPERTY DAMAGE AND PERSONAL INJURY MAY RESULT IF THEVEHICLE IS LEFT UNATTENDED ON A GRADE AND THE PARKING BRAKES FAIL.NOTE: OPERATOR OF VEHICLE IS ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILEPARKING ON A SLOPE (USING A WHEEL CHOCK AS AN EXTRA PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE).
Vehicles covered by this recall
Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is this car's recall fixed?
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.
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