| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 31661 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: MACK |
| Recalled Component Id: 000004264000009689000000094 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: MH | Model Year: 1983 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 84V035000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE | Manufacturer That Filed Report: MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1982 | End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1983 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 850 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mack Trucks, Inc. | Report Received Date: Mar, 23 1984 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 11 1984 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : A manufacturing error resulted in the installation of carbon steel springs in some dual-compartment air reservoir check valves. carbon steel springs are inadequate for this application because they are subject to severe corrosion and subsequent failure of the check valve. | Consequence Summary: |
| Corrective Summary : The carbon steel spring will be replaced with a stainless steel one. | Recall Notes: Vehicle description: heavy trucks.system: service brakes; dual compartment air reservoir check valve.consequences of defect: if this check valve failure were combined with asevered line in the primary air system, complete loss of brakes and possiblevehicle crash could occur. |
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