NHTSA recall campaign
94E005000
What was wrong
Defect
THE AIR DRYER OF THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM COLLECTS WATER WHICH CAN FREEZE, CAUSING THE HIGH PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE NOT TO OPEN DURING AN OVERPRESSURE CONDITION AND BLOCK THE AIR LINE FROM THE DRYER TO THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM. IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS AND IF OVERPRESSURE OF OVER 1500 PSI OCCURS, THE AIR DRYER HOUSING OR THE DESSICANT CARTRIDGE MAY EXPLODE. ALSO, A MANUFACTURING PROCESS CAUSES AN EARLY FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE DESSICANT CARTRIDGE.
Risk
SHOULD THE AIR DRYER SYSTEM EXPLODE, IT COULD RESULT ININJURIES TO PERSONS NEAR THE SYSTEM.
Manufacturer remedy
A MODIFICATION KIT OR REPLACEMENT PAP AIR DRYER WILL BE PROVIDED TO CUSTOMERS.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.