NHTSA campaign 93V031000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components

Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 2, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 204. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The risk

LIMITING THE STROKE OF THE BRAKE CHAMBER REDUCES THEEFFICIENCY OF THE BRAKE AND RESULTS IN INCREASED RISK OF VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

The remedy

INSTALL NEW SLACK ADJUSTERS.

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 93V031000.

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