NHTSA recall 94E032000 · Equipment
Service brakes, air › Supply › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Reported Oct 19, 1994400 vehicles affectedHORTON INDUSTRIES, INC.Built Apr 1, 1994 – Aug 1, 1994
The defect
Fatigue cracks appear around the mounting bolts in the base plate of the dryer assembly.
The risk
The base plate can separate from the air dryer, fallingoff and landing on the roadway resulting in a road hazard. Also, compressed airfrom the vehicle air compressor leaks to the atmosphere such that the airbrake system storage tank cannot be resupplied, causing the air brake systemto eventually fail.
The remedy
Defective air dryers will be replaced with new air dryers with a redesigned base plate.