NHTSA campaign 00V127002

Wabash Recall 00V127002: WABASH/HONEYWELL-BENDIX/BRAKE VALVE

NHTSA recall 00V127002 was reported by WABASH NATIONAL CORP. on February 10, 2000, with 42 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Wabash Trailer for the 1999 model year.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V127002
Filed by
WABASH NATIONAL CORP.
Report received
Potentially affected
42 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Air — Supply — Quick Release Valve

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V127002. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Wabash

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V127002.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH BRAKE VALVES MANUFACTURED BY HONEYWELL BENDIX. THE ORIENTATION AND LOCATION OF THE BRAKE VALVE IS SUCH THAT WATER CAN GET INTO THE VALVE THROUGH A VENT IN THE VALVE. THE WATER WILL CONTAMINATE THE AIR SYSTEM AND COULD FREEZE THE BRAKE VALVE.

Safety consequence

IF FROZEN, THE OPERATOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MODULATE THE BRAKE FORCES WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL.

Manufacturer remedy

BENDIX IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION FOR THIS RECALL. OWNERS ARE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT BENDIX AT 1-800-478-1793 TO RECEIVE A REPLACEMENT UNIT.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V127002

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.