NHTSA safety recall

Recall 87V145000

Service Brakes, Air › Controls › Foot Control/valve — Autocar, White Truck · reported 15 Sep 1987 · 33,183 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

FOOT CONTROLLED BRAKE VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION BY ALLOWING AIR PRESSURE TO BYPASS CONTROL PISTON O RING.

The risk

THESE CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE TRUCKBRAKING DURING NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATIONS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLECRASH.

The fix

REPAIR SO AS TO PREVENT BRAKE VALVE MALFUNCTION.

SYSTEM: BRAKESVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS

NHTSA campaign
87V145000
Filed by
Volvo Gm Heavy Truck Corp
Report received
15 Sep 1987
Owners notified
18 Dec 1987
Potentially affected
33,183

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.

1983 Autocar Autocar 1984 Autocar Autocar 1985 Autocar Autocar 1986 Autocar Autocar 1987 Autocar Autocar 1983 White Truck White Truck 1984 White Truck White Truck 1985 White Truck White Truck 1986 White Truck White Truck 1987 White Truck White Truck

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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