Year · Make · Model

1997 Ford Aeromax

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

Open recalls

NHTSA complaints

Defect investigations

Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

3 filed

Crashes

Fires

Injuries reported

Fatalities reported

What people complain about

Steering
1
Seat BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE Assembly
1
Power TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL Joint
1

Recalls

2 campaigns

99V050000·SERVICE BRAKES, AIR1999-03-15

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL WABCO AIR DRYER. THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM WAS PLUMBED SO THAT THE SYSTEMS DID NOT PROVIDE AIR RESERVOIR ISOLATION. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS."

RiskTHE AIR BRAKE RESERVOIR PRESSURE COULD BE DEPLETED, ACTIVATING THE EMERGENCY SPRING BRAKE. WITH THE EMERGENCY SPRING BRAKE DEPLOYED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AND COULD NOT BE MOVED UNTIL THE BRAKE AIR SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED.

FixDEALERS WILL REPAIR THE AIR LINE PLUMBING TO INSTALL A CHECK VALVE.

96V200000·SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:LOW PRESSURE WARNING:SWITCH1996-10-15

THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM WAS MANUFACTURED HAVING AIR BRAKE PRESSURE RELEASE TIMES OF APPROXIMATELY 1.5 SECONDS. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS."

RiskTHIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN SLIGHT TRAILER BRAKE DRAG AND TIRE SCUFFING INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL A QUICK RELEASE VALVE IN THE AIR PRESSURE RELEASE SYSTEMS.

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