1985 Emergency One Ambulance
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1985 Emergency One Ambulance. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
1 recall names the 1985 Emergency One Ambulance. Newest first.
Use of the air horn can cause the air pressure to drop below 85 psi.
Risk and remedy
Risk
If air pressure drops below 85 psi while the vehicle isbeing driven the rear brake spring chambers will start to apply causing therear brake drums to overheat.
Remedy
Install pressure protection valves in all air horn circuits.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Various brake problems
Summary: recent rockwell reports identified the following additional concerns: a: insufficient air pressure due to inadequate air compressorcapacity; b: air horn plumbed into air system without pressure protectionvalve; c: brake imbalance caused by brake proportioning valves whichreduce the front brake pressure. The above problems may result in heat checking and cracking of the rear brake drums.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10171980E-ONE, Inc. TSB report for the month of February 2020.
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