NHTSA recall 00V232004
Service brakes, air › Antilock
Western Star Solar
Reported Aug 22, 2000383 vehicles affectedWESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC.Built Oct 1, 1999 – May 31, 2000
The defect
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks 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.