NHTSA recall 02V254000
Service brakes, air › Supply › Reservoir/tank
East Manufacturing Pup
Reported Sep 11, 200245 vehicles affectedEAST MANUFACTURING CORP.
The defect
Certain trailers fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, "air brake systems." these trailers were built with inadequately sized air brake reservoirs.
The risk
This does not meet the standard.
The remedy
Dealers will install an additional air reservoir cylinder and associated hardware. owner notification IS expected to begin during september or october 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact east manufacturing at 1-330-325-9921.