Vehicle recall 77V147000 · September 19, 1977
1976-1977 Peterbilt Peterbilt
The involved vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehical safety standard no. 121, "air brake systems".
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The involved vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehical safety standard no. 121, "air brake systems". A jumper wire was erroneously installed in the warning unit for the wheel anti-lock wiring system. This defect prevents the warning light from activating in the event of a malfunction in the anti-lock system.
- Remedy
- Dealer will remove the jumper wire from the warning system, without charge to owner.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: trucks.system: electrical; wheel anti-lock warning light.consequences of defect: anti-lock system could become inoperative without thedriver"s knowledge. In the event of an emergency stop, wheel lock-up couldcause loss of vehicle control and an accident.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 77V147000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 19, 1977
- Filed by
- PACCAR, INCORPORATED
- Owner notification
- October 4, 1977
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 700
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Service brakes, air › Antilock › Interconnecting assembly(wiring)
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Peterbilt Peterbilt (1976-1977): 1977, 1976
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