Ford Motor Company: Service Brakes, Air › Controls, Pedals and Linkages
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 25, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 15,260. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
SECONDARY SERVICE RESERVOIR AIR CHECK VALVES MAY NOT SEAT PROPERLY DUE TO A MECHANICAL INTERFERENCE CONDITION BETWEEN A CIRCULAR BRASS GUIDE AND THE WALL OF A CYLINDRICAL FERRULE IN WHICH THE BRASS GUIDE IS INTENDED TO MOVE FREELY.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF PRESSURE LOSS IN THE SUPPLY RESERVOIR,A DEFECTIVE CHECK VALVE WOULD ALLOW PRESSURE EQUALIZATION BETWEEN PRIMARY ANDSECONDARY SERVICE RESERVOIRS, PRESENTING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OR ABSENCE OFFRONT BRAKING ABILITY, WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL REVISED DESIGN SECONDARY SERVICE RESERVOIR CHECK VALVE COMPONENTS.
17 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Ford L8000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford L9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford LA9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford LL9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford LN7000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford LN8000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford LN9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford LNT8000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford LNT9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford LS8000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford LS9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford LT8000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford LT9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford LTA9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford LTL9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford LTS8000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford LTS9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 90V121000.
Full record for the 1990 Ford L8000 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →