Buick Skyhawk; Chevrolet Cavalier; Oldsmobile Firenza (1987): Parking brake
Recall 86V128000 · Sep 15, 1986 · General Motors Corp.
1,470
vehicles affected
1,470
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 86V128000
- Date
- Sep 15, 1986
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 1,470
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Parking brake > Conventional > Mechanical
- Model years
- 1987
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
PARKING BRAKE LEVER MECHANISMS MAY NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN APPLIED AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 105. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: VEHICLE COULD UNEXPECTEDLY ROLL AWAY UNCONTROLLED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
REPLACE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY.
Vehicles covered
3 models, 3 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 86V128000?
3 models: Buick Skyhawk (1987), Chevrolet Cavalier (1987), Oldsmobile Firenza (1987), about 1,470 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 86V128000?
REPLACE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.