Vehicle recall 79V123000 · May 22, 1979
1979 Iveco 200A 13FS
The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle 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 do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, "air brake systems". Due to the use of a load proportioning valve in the brake system, the brake activation and release time in an unloaded condition, may not meet the requirements. In addition, a double check valve required on a two air tank system was inadvertently omitted.
- Remedy
- The load proportioning valve will be removed and the system will be "replumbed" in order to meet safety standard requirements.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: trucks.system: service brakes; load proportioning valve.consequences of defect: failure to meet the full requirements of the safetystandard may increase the risk of a vehicle accident under certain trafficconditions.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 79V123000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 22, 1979
- Filed by
- MAGIRUS DEUTZ A.G., WEST
- Owner notification
- August 16, 1979
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 63
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Service brakes, air
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Iveco 200A 13FS (1979): 1979
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