1977 CROWN CROWN Recall

Campaign:

78V129000 on 10/11/1979

Component:

Service brakes, air:drum:shoes/linings

Manufactured:

03/31/1975 - 05/31/1978

Affected:

900

Defect:

The brake shoe welds on the rear brake assemblies where the brake shoe web joins the brake shoe table could fail. continued usage of the brake shoe assembly with a broken weld induces a lessening of brake effect and could result in complete loss of braking on the side of the axle where the failure occurred.

Correction:

The dealer will replace the existing brake shoe assembly with a new one which will include new linings and a reinforcement weld at each end of the web to table location.

Notes:

Vehicle description: school buses equipped with 16.5x10 brake shoes.system: service brakes; brake shoe assembly.consequences of defect: loss of braking capability could result in a vehicleaccident without prior warning.

Home | Privacy