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NHTSA recall 89V129000

Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Differential proportional valve

Freightliner Freightliner

Reported Aug 7, 198941 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORP.Built Jun 1, 1988 – Aug 1, 1988

The defect

Trucks will experience reduced braking at low brake application pressures when operating in the bobtail mode.

The risk

Reduced braking creates the potential for an accident.

The remedy

Replace front axle ratio valves with standard valving that does not reduce application pressure.

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner Freightliner

Notes

System:brakes.vehicle description:heavy duty trucks equipped with rear axle bobtail brakeproportioning and front axle brake ratio valves.

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