- Vehicles
- 39,000
- Built between
- Feb 1983 – Apr 1983
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 1983 and April 1983. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Midland Brake Midland BrakeBuilt February 1983 to April 1983
What the defect is
Diaphragm material which has rubber bonded to both sides of a nylon fabric reinforcement may have insufficient bond between the fabric and the rubber on one side of the diaphragm. If the diaphragm is installed with the insufficient bonded side down, it permits pressurized air to enter between the fabric and rubber causing delamination. This results in ballooning of the rubber material which restricts the flow of air from the spring brake and holds the spring brake in the release position. Consequence of defect: if the spring brakes are used as a parking brake and the diaphragm defect prohibits the application of the spring brakes, a vehicle crash could occur in a roll away situation. Where the spring brakes are employed as a secondary emergency brake, a vehicle crash could occur if the air brake system which includes the spring brakes, develops a partial or complete system failure through loss of air pressure and the diaphragm defect prohibits the application of the spring brakes.
What gets fixed
REPLACE VALVE AND KITS IN STOCK AND PROVIDE PARTS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO REPAIR VALVE IN SERVICE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. NOTE: VALVE DATE CODES 10323 THROUGH 13653 AND 10014 THROUGH 11214. KITS DATE CODE FEB 83 THROUGH APR 84 OR B83 THROUGH M83 OR A84 THROUGH D84.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 1983 to April 1983
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 October 1985
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 16 October 1985.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- MIDLAND BRAKE, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Vehicle category: trucks, tractors, and heavy trucks. System: brake, emergency/parking.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.