Service brakes, air › Supply › Quick release valve

Pierce Javelin

Reported Jun 17, 199635 vehicles affectedPIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC.Built Apr 1, 1989 – May 1, 1994

The defect

The double check valve installed on these vehicles can fail allowing front brake air to be exhausted out during brake application.

The risk

The loss of air can cause a loss of front brakes increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the double check vavles on these vehicles.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Pierce Javelin

1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

Notes

System: brakes; air; valve. Vehicle description: front wheel drive fire trucks equipped with anti-lock/ anti-skid air brake and traction control systems. Owner notification: owner notification IS expected to begin july 1, 1996. 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 pierce at 1-414-832-3000. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.