What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1987012
- Recall date
- 5 February 1987
- Make
- Ihc
- Models
- S1700, S2100, S1600, S2000, S1900, S1800, Cargostar
- Model years
- 1981 to 1987
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 12,103
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
ON S-SERIES TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKES AND ELECTRIC ENGINE SHUTOFF AND CARGOSTAR TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH HYDRO-MAX HYDRAULIC BRAKES, THE BRAKES MAY FAIL DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE FROM THE MAIN POWER FEED OF THE ALTERNATOR. THIS IS A COMMON POWER SOURCE FOR THE ENGINE AND THE ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR THE BRAKE BACK-UP SYSTEM. ELECTRICAL FAILURE COULD RESULT IN A NEAR NO-BRAKE SITUATION AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. rnCORRECTION: SEPARATE ENGINE AND BRAKE BACK-UP CIRCUITS WILL BE PROVIDED.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1987012.