Revcon Buckingham, Camelot, Hyde Park, Transcom and 1 more (1979-1980): Service brakes, hydraulic
Recall 79V228000 · Oct 16, 1979 · Revcon, Incorporated
208
vehicles affected
208
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 79V228000
- Date
- Oct 16, 1979
- Maker
- Revcon, Incorporated
- Units affected
- 208
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Service brakes, hydraulic > Foundation components > Drum > Drum
- Model years
- 1979-1980
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
THE BRAKE DRUMS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY BE DEFECTIVE. IF A VEHICLE WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKE DRUMS IS DRIVEN IN SUCH A WAY AS TO INCREASE HEAT BUILD UP, THE BRAKE DRUMS COULD CRACK AND POSSIBLY DISINTEGRATE, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION ON THE REAR WHEELS.
What can happen
SHOULD BRAKE DRUM FAILURE OCCUR, THE STOPPING DISTANCEOF THE VEHICLE WILL BE INCREASED AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENTMAY OCCUR.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALER WILL CORRECT BY INSTALLING NEW BRAKE DRUMS. IF A BALANCE VIBRATION PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER CORRECTION, THE REAR WHEELS WILL BE SPUN BALANCED. OWNER WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY LABOR CHARGES.
Vehicles covered
5 models, 10 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 79V228000?
5 models: Revcon Buckingham (1979-1980), Revcon Camelot (1979-1980), Revcon Hyde Park (1979-1980) and 2 more, about 208 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 79V228000?
DEALER WILL CORRECT BY INSTALLING NEW BRAKE DRUMS. IF A BALANCE VIBRATION PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER CORRECTION, THE REAR WHEELS WILL BE SPUN BALANCED. OWNER WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY LABOR CHARGES.
What can happen?
SHOULD BRAKE DRUM FAILURE OCCUR, THE STOPPING DISTANCEOF THE VEHICLE WILL BE INCREASED AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENTMAY OCCUR.
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.