Vehicle report

1986 FLEETWOOD AVION

Defect investigations

1 action

PE86071 · PE

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Investigation

SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER: NONE AT PRESENT.ANALYSIS:IT APPEARS THAT THE FOUR INDEPENDENT STUB AXLE WHEEL BRAKESMAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LOCKING IN AN ENGAGED POSITION AND NOT RELEASING.THE OWNER ALLEGES THAT FLEETWOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL HAVE IMPLICATEDDEFECTIVE BRAKE BACKING PLATES.STATUS:PREPARING IR.PROPOSED ACTION:OPEN PE; SEND FLEETWOOD A LIMITED SCOPE IR.

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.