NHTSA safety recall

Recall 91V055000

Parking Brake › Conventional — Chevrolet, Pontiac · reported 11 Apr 1991 · 179,036 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTER FAILS TO OPERATE AND DO NOT WORK AFTER BRAKE PAD WEAR.

The risk

PARKING BRAKES WILL NOT COMPLETELY HOLD A PARKED VEHICLEWHEN PARKED ON A SLOPE, CAUSING UNINTENDED VEHICLE ROLLAWAY WHICH COULD RESULTIN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

The fix

REPLACE NONFUNCTIONING PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTERS.

SYSTEM: PARKING BRAKE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS; FIREBIRDS AND CAMAROS WITH MANUALTRANSMISSIONS AND REAR DISK BRAKES AND FIEROS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.

NHTSA campaign
91V055000
Filed by
General Motors Corp.
Report received
11 Apr 1991
Owners notified
1 Jul 1991
Potentially affected
179,036

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1982 Chevrolet Camaro 1983 Chevrolet Camaro 1984 Chevrolet Camaro 1985 Chevrolet Camaro 1986 Chevrolet Camaro 1984 Pontiac Fiero 1985 Pontiac Fiero 1986 Pontiac Fiero 1982 Pontiac Firebird 1983 Pontiac Firebird 1984 Pontiac Firebird 1985 Pontiac Firebird 1986 Pontiac Firebird

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are done at no charge at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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