NHTSA recall 00V232002
Service brakes, air › Antilock
Freightliner Argosy and 11 more
Reported Aug 7, 200035,405 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORPORATIONMaker’s number FL-266Built Feb 13, 1998 – Aug 3, 2000
The defect
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks and school bus chassis built with bendix air ABS with an EC-17 1030r electronic control unit (ecu), there have been reports of unwanted ABS activation at low speeds caused by 1) chafed ABS wheel speed sensor wires on rotating parts or 2) a damaged component at the wheel end that generates a certain type of erratic sensor signal.
The risk
This condition could cause the ABS ecu to exhaust the air at the air brake modulators for one or more of the wheels. this could result in extended braking distances and a possible crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the ABS ecu.