NHTSA recall 02E048002 · Equipment
Service brakes, air › Controls › Hand control/valve
The defect
Bendix TC-7 trailer control hand-operated valve with push-to-connect fittings, part nos. 109798, 5000578, 5000751, 5000752, 5000755, 5001225, 5002409, 5011296 and 5009344 (original equipment) and 109389, 5000580, 109409, 109445, and 5008575 (aftermarket) for installation or use on new motor vehicles or new items of motor vehicle equipment manufactured between april 23 and may 22, 2002. the delivery port in the valve body may be partially blocked due to a problem during the molding process.
The risk
Such blockage may slow the delivery and exhaust of air to and from the trailer brakes when they are operated by this hand-operated trailer control valve.
The remedy
Bendix will replace the valves free of charge. owner notification began july 1, 2002. owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact bendix at 440-329-9000.