NHTSA recall 00V176000
Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
International Harvester 2000 and 4 more
Reported Jul 3, 2000104,302 vehicles affectedINTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINEMaker’s number 00505Built Mar 1, 1998 – May 29, 2000
The defect
Vehicle description: school and heavy duty trucks built with bendix air ABS. the ABS sensor wires on rotating parts chafes which can lead to a false signal being sent to the bendix ABS electronic control unit (ecu).
The risk
This could cause the air ABS ecu to exhaust the air at the air brake modulators for one or more of the wheels.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the sensor wiring routing and re-route or replace the ABS sensors as required.