1977 Flxible Flxible Recalls

All 1977 Flxible Flxible recalls can be found below. It is important to us to provide a complete resource for recall information, so if you know of any additional related recalls, please contact us to let us know.

October 12th, 1979
Recalled Component
PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE
Recall Date
October 12th, 1979
Units Effected
1,179
NHTSA Campaign Number: 78V137000
Manufacturer: FLXIBLE CORPORATION
Manufactured Begin Date: August 1st, 1974
Manufactured End Date: September 1st, 1977
Date of Owner Notification: June 2nd, 1978

Defect Summary:
THE PARKING BRAKE DRUM, IF SUBJECTED TO ABNORMAL HEATING AS A RESULT OF OPERATING THE COACH WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED OR ONLY PARTIALLY RELEASED, MAY BECOME CRACKED. THE WEAKENED BRAKE DRUM THEN BECOMES SUBJECT TO FAILURE.

Corrective Summary:
THE BRAKE DRUM WILL BE INSPECTED AND, IF NECESSARY, WILL BE REPLACED WITH AN IMPROVED BRAKE DRUM.

Recall Notes:
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH PROPELLER SHAFT BRAKE SYSTEMS.SYSTEM: PARKING BRAKES; BRAKE, DRUM.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF FAILURE OCCURS DURING PROP SHAFT ROTATION, THE DRUMWILL DISINTEGRATE, PROPELLING DRUM FRAGMENTS AT HIGH SPEEDS AND POSSIBLYRESULTING IN PASSENGER INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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