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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.
A STEEL TUBE THAT DELIVERS AIR TO THE FRONT AXLE AIR BRAKE CHAMBER CAN CONTACT THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: REPEATED CONTACT CAN WEAR A HOLE IN THE TUBE, CAUSING AIR PRESSURE TO BE LOST DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. THIS COULD RESULT IN IMPAIRED BRAKING CAPABILITY AND AN ACCIDENT.
FixREROUTE STEEL TUBE AND/OR REPLACE, AS NECESSARY.
BRAKES MAY REQUIRE EXCESSIVE TIME TO RELEASE AFTER BRAKE APPLICATION. A SECOND DEFECT IS REDUCED HOLDING POWER OF THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKES DUE TO ENTRY OF WATER IN THE REAR BRAKE CHAMBERS. EXCESSIVE RELEASE TIME DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS".
FixDEALER WILL MODIFY THE VEHICLE BY INSTALLING A QUICK RELEASE VALVE IN THE BRAKE AIR SYSTEM AND BY SUBSTITUTION OF A STIFFER BRAKE PEDAL RETURN SPRING. REAR BRAKE CHAMBERS WILL BE EXCHANGED OR MODIFIED, DEPENDING ON THE CHAMBER MAKE, TO PREVENT WATER ENTRY.