Parking Brake:conventional
NHTSA recall 91V133000 · announced August 5, 1991 · filed by General Motors Corp. · 744 units affected
The problem
THE AUTOMATIC APPLY TRANSMISSION MOUNTED PARKING BRAKE LEVER PIVOT BOLT "FINGER" MAY BE LOOSE.
The risk
THE LOOSE PIVOT BOLT COULD ALLOW THE PARKING BRAKES TORELEASE AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN SET MANUALLY; IF THE BOLT FALLS OFF WHEN THEAUTOMATIC APPLY PARKING BRAKE IS SET, THERE IS INSUFFICIENT BRAKING TO HOLD THEVEHICLE IF IT IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT INVEHICLE MOVEMENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND POSSIBLY IN AN ACCIDENT.
What to do
TORQUE PIVOT BOLT TO SPECIFICATIONS.
Notes
SYSTEM: PARKING BRAKES.DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: P3 MOTORHOME CHASSIS (16,000 LBS. GVW).
Vehicles covered by this recall
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.