Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp: Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 12, 1991 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 83. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE PARKING BRAKE MAY NOT EXERT SUFFICIENT FORCE TO ENABLE THE VEHICLE TO CONFORM TO THE GRADE HOLDING REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 121.
The risk
VEHICLES WITH INSUFFICIENT PARKING BRAKE FORCE CAN ROLLWITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHEN PARKED ON A GRADE, THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLEACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE CHAMBERS.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 White GMC ACL42B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 White GMC WX42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 White GMC ACL42B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 White GMC WX42 | 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 91V197000.
Full record for the 1991 White GMC ACL42B → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →