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NHTSA recall 00E002000 · Equipment

Service brakes, air › Supply › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Reported Jan 24, 20006,053 vehicles affectedBENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYS.Built Sep 21, 1999 – Jan 7, 2000

The defect

Equipment description: air brake system air dryers. the retaining bolts for the reed covers on either end of the trailer air dryer may crack causing the bolt heads to come off.

The risk

The air brake system can leak air out from the air dryer causing a low air warning buzzer and eventually the trailer parking brakes coming to full apply or the trailer's parking brakes can engage without prior warning.

The remedy

Bendix will replace the trailer air dryers without charge.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin january 27, 2000.owners are instructed to contact bendix at 1-800-478-1793 to receive a replacement unit.if owners do not receive a replacement unit free of charge within a reasonable time should contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-to-dot (1-888-327-4236).