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NHTSA recall 99V188001

Fuel system, gasoline › Storage

Beall Trailer

Reported Jul 15, 199915 vehicles affectedBEALL TRAILERS OF MONTANA, INCBuilt Dec 17, 1997 – May 7, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: tank trucks and trailers using emco wheaton emergency discharge valves. the shear groove IS too close to the seal face of the valve. in certain side impact collisions, the material around the valve seat can tear.

The risk

This can result in the possibility of fuel leakage from the tank truck, increasing the risk of a fire.

The remedy

Emco will replace the affected valves with another valve that does not contain the design defect.

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Vehicles in this recall

Beall Trailer
199719981999

Notes

Emco reported that owner notification began june 11, 1999. 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 emco wheaton at 1-877-880-6532 or beall trailers at 1-406-252-7163. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).