| NHTSA Record Id: 5823 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: WESTERN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011582000095487000000110 |
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| Model Name: ALPINE COACH |
Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V279002 |
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| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: WESTERN RV, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: May, 28 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 15 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 268 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC. |
Report Received Date: Nov, 21 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 22 2000 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 105 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: shuttle buses, recreational vehicles, utility vans, and heavy duty trucks equipped with meritor wabco phase 1, d-version antilock brake system (abs), fail to comply to the requirements of fmvss no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." an internal diagnostic system in the abs may not detect an extreme wheel speed sensor air gap. such a condition could possibly occur during (1) original assembly or (2) subsequent wheel end service. |
Consequence Summary: This could disable the anti-lock function on the affected wheel without providing the required operator warning that the abs function requires servicing. |
| Corrective Summary : Meritor is conducting the owner notification and remedy scheduling for this campaign. the abs ecu will be removed and replaced or the ecu will be reprogrammed on the affected vehicles. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact meritor wabco at 1-800-535-5560. |
Recall Notes: owner notification is expected to begin during january 2001.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact meritor wabco at 1-800-535-5560. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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