NHTSA recall campaign
94E032000
ManufacturerHORTON INDUSTRIES, INC.Reported1994-10-19Affected400 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
FATIGUE CRACKS APPEAR AROUND THE MOUNTING BOLTS IN THE BASE PLATE OF THE DRYER ASSEMBLY.
Risk
THE BASE PLATE CAN SEPARATE FROM THE AIR DRYER, FALLINGOFF AND LANDING ON THE ROADWAY RESULTING IN A ROAD HAZARD. ALSO, COMPRESSED AIRFROM THE VEHICLE AIR COMPRESSOR LEAKS TO THE ATMOSPHERE SUCH THAT THE AIRBRAKE SYSTEM STORAGE TANK CANNOT BE RESUPPLIED, CAUSING THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEMTO EVENTUALLY FAIL.
Manufacturer remedy
DEFECTIVE AIR DRYERS WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW AIR DRYERS WITH A REDESIGNED BASE PLATE.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.