1979 IVECO 200A 13FS Recall

Campaign:: 79V123000 on 10/11/1979
Component:: Service brakes, air
Manufactured:: 10/31/1978 - 12/31/1978
Affected:: 63
Defect:: The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, "air brake systems". due to the use of a load proportioning valve in the brake system, the brake activation and release time in an unloaded condition, may not meet the requirements. in addition, a double check valve required on a two air tank system was inadvertently omitted.
Correction:: The load proportioning valve will be removed and the system will be "replumbed" in order to meet safety standard requirements.
Notes:: Vehicle description: trucks.system: service brakes; load proportioning valve.consequences of defect: failure to meet the full requirements of the safetystandard may increase the risk of a vehicle accident under certain trafficconditions.