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NHTSA recall 96V053000

Service brakes, air

Western Star Conventional

Reported Mar 27, 199612 vehicles affectedWESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC.Built Aug 1, 1995 – Jan 1, 1996

The defect

These trucks were not built with inversion valves due to a programming error. The inversion valve provides modulated spring brake application during emergency braking when the "a" portion of the air brake system has failed.

The risk

In an emergency situation, the brake system would not work properly increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.

The remedy

Dealers will install an inversion valve in these vehicles.

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Vehicles in this recall

Western Star Conventional
1996

Notes

System: brakes; air systems. Vehicle description: straight trucks, truck/full trailer, or logging truck applications.note: 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 western star at 1-604-860-3319. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.