NHTSA safety recall

Recall 89V144000

Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical — John Deere · reported 28 Aug 1989 · 231 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

PARK BRAKE ACUATOR LEVER COULD FAIL AND BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IS PUT IN THE "P" PARK POSITION.

The risk

VEHICLE COULD MOVE AFTER IT IS PARKED, CREATING POTENTIALFOR A CRASH AND INJURY.

The fix

REPLACE PARK BRAKE ACTUATOR LEVER WITH LEVER OF HEAVIER DUTY DESIGN.

SYSTEM: PARK BRAKE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VEHICLE CHASSIS 16,000 AND 18,000 LBS. USED IN COMMERCIALAPPLICATION SUCH AS TOUR BUSES.

NHTSA campaign

89V144000

Filed by

Deere And Company

Report received

28 Aug 1989

Owners notified

16 Oct 1989

Potentially affected

231

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.

1987 John Deere Rv1000 1988 John Deere Rv1000 1987 John Deere Rv1200 1988 John Deere Rv1200

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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