| NHTSA Record Id: 8940 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009032000075185000000087 |
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| Model Name: AEROMAX |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V050000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 99S05 |
| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 29 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: Dec, 21 1997 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1687 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 05 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Mar, 15 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 23 1999 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 121 |
| Defect Summary : 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." |
Consequence Summary: The 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. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will repair the air line plumbing to install a check valve. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began may 5, 1999.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 ford at 1-800-392-3673.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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