CONTAMINANTS IN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID MAY CAUSE A DECREASE IN THE BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE PRODUCED BY THE MASTER CYLINDER WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
THE PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTING NUT MAY LOOSEN DUE TO IMPROPER POSITIONING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A LOSS OF EFFECTIVE PARKING BRAKE ACTION COULD RESULT.
THE PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTING NUT MAY LOOSEN DUE TO IMPROPER POSITIONING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A LOSS OF EFFECTIVE PARKING BRAKE ACTION COULD RESULT.
SOME VEHICLES HAVE LAP BELTS ONLY, RATHER THAN LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. SEAT BELTS MAY NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION, WHICH REQUIRES THAT A LAP AND SHOULDER TYPE SEAT BELT BE INSTALLED, AS WELL AS A WARNING LIGHT.
SOME VEHICLES HAVE LAP BELTS ONLY, RATHER THAN LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. SEAT BELTS MAY NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION, WHICH REQUIRES THAT A LAP AND SHOULDER TYPE SEAT BELT BE INSTALLED, AS WELL AS A WARNING LIGHT.
SOME VEHICLES HAVE LAP BELTS ONLY, RATHER THAN LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. SEAT BELTS MAY NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION, WHICH REQUIRES THAT A LAP AND SHOULDER TYPE SEAT BELT BE INSTALLED, AS WELL AS A WARNING LIGHT.
THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SECURED DUE TO THE OMISSION OF A NECESSARY SUPPORTING BRACKET IN THE PROCESS OF POWER STEERING INSTALLATION. THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE COULD BE SUBJECT TO FAILURE DUE TO RESULTING FATIGUE.
DUE TO AN INTERFERENCE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT AXLE BRAKE DRUM MOUNTING BOLTS, THE SPARE WHEEL MAY NOT SEAT SECURELY AGAINST THE HUB WHEN PLACED ON THE FRONT AXLE.
DUE TO AN INTERFERENCE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT AXLE BRAKE DRUM MOUNTING BOLTS, THE SPARE WHEEL MAY NOT SEAT SECURELY AGAINST THE HUB WHEN PLACED ON THE FRONT AXLE.
ON SOME VEHICLES, A METAL COMPONENT CALLED A BUSHING, WHICH HOLDS THE MIRROR IN A FIXED POSITION, COULD CRACK OR BREAK DUE TO IMPROPER MACHINING OF THE LOWER MIRROR MOUNTING BRACKET. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE MIRROR TO SLIP FROM THE PROPER POSITION.
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.
VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN A SPRING BRAKE PISTON ROD WITH IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED ROLLERS. THIS MAY CAUSE THE ROLLERS TO BE TOO BRITTLE, AND THEREFORE, SUBJECT TO BREAKING. ROLLER FAILURE CAN CAUSE LOSS OF EFFECTIVE PARKING AND EMERGENCY BRAKES ON A SINGLE WHEEL.