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NHTSA Campaign 91V137000

PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL

Issued by MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. · Reported Aug 20, 1991 · 96,541 vehicles affected

What's wrong

THE DESIGN OF THE PARKING BRAKE GRIP MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO DISTORT THE GRIP AND PINCH THE BRAKE RELEASE KNOB. IF THE RELEASE KNOB STICKS IN A PARTIAL ENGAGE/RELEASE POSITION BECAUSE OF THE PINCHED GRIP, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE LEVER TO RELEASE UNINTENTIONALLY WITH A CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN PARKING BRAKE FORCE.

Consequence

IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT PROPERLY PARKED WITH THETRANSMISSION IN THE CORRECT POSITION, AND IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A GRADE,REDUCTION IN PARKING BRAKE FORCE COULD LEAD TO UNINTENTIONAL ROLLAWAY AND ANACCIDENT.

Remedy

REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE GRIP WITH A NEW GRIP TYPE.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MERCEDES-BENZ 190 1984 96,541
MERCEDES-BENZ 190 1985 96,541
MERCEDES-BENZ 190 1986 96,541
MERCEDES-BENZ 190 1987 96,541
MERCEDES-BENZ 190 1988 96,541

Source: NHTSA Campaign 91V137000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.