NHTSA safety recall

Recall 86V147000

Parking Brake — Jeep · reported 14 Nov 1986 · 41,073 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

PARK BRAKE ASSEMBLY PAWL MAY BE IMPROPERLY HARDENED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: PAWL COULD YIELD UNDER LOAD RESULTING IN LOSS OF PARKING BRAKES.

The fix

REPLACE PARK BRAKE ASSEMBLIES.

SYSTEM: PARK BRAKE. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES.

NHTSA campaign

86V147000

Filed by

Chrysler Corporation

Report received

14 Nov 1986

Owners notified

6 Mar 1987

Potentially affected

41,073

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.

1986 Jeep Comanche

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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