1979 FWD Fire Apparatus
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1979 FWD Fire Apparatus. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Various brake problems
Summary:recent rockwell defect report identified the following concerns:a: insufficient air pressure due to inadequate air compressor capacity;b: air horn plumbed into air system without pressure protection valve;c: brake imbalance caused by brake proportioning valves which reduce front axle brake line pressurethe problems identified above may result in heat checking andcracking of the rear drums.
Every FWD Fire Apparatus model year
Bars are owner complaints, dots mark years with recalls. Select a year to open its report.