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NHTSA campaign 03V170000

Best Recall 03V-170: BEST/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 03V170000 was reported by BEST TRAILER CORPORATION on May 6, 2003, with 52 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Best GN50K, Best GNDD24KOR, Best GNDD50K3 and more for model years 1998–2002.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 03V170000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Free VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.

Key facts

NHTSA campaign
03V170000 (also written 03V-170 or 03V170)
Filed by
BEST TRAILER CORPORATION
Report received
Potentially affected
52 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Air — Supply — Check Valve

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V170000. 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.

Best

  • Best CFP20T

    • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built June 11, 1998 – July 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Best CFP2573

    • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built June 11, 1998 – July 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Best CHP20TPS

    • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built June 11, 1998 – July 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Best CHP2573PS

    • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built June 11, 1998 – July 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Best GHP25T

    • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built June 11, 1998 – July 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Best GN50K

  • Best GNDD24KOR

  • Best GNDD50K3

  • Best Gnddtck

  • Best GTL50K3

  • Best TBT10X

    • 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built June 30, 1998 – July 29, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Best TBT20

    • 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built June 30, 1998 – July 29, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Best TNT20K

  • Best TNT24KD

  • Best TNT30K

  • Best TNT30KFD

  • Best TNT40K

  • Best TNT60K3

  • Best TPS24K

  • Best TT20

    • 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built June 30, 1998 – July 29, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Best TTL24K

  • Best TTL30K

  • Best TTL40K

  • Best TTL44K

  • Best TTL50K3

  • Best TTL60K3

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V170000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SEALCO SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATED IN ARVINMERITOR AXLES, PART NOS. 110700 AND 110800, THERE IS A RECESSED AREA ON TOP OF THE VALVE IN WHICH A BRASS GUIDE PIN FITS DOWN INSIDE THE BODY OF THE VALVE AND IS HELD IN PLACE BY A STEEL SNAP RING. THE RECESSED AREA ALLOWS ACCUMULATION OF WATER, DIRT, AND/OR CHEMICALS TO BUILD UP BEHIND THE SNAP RING TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NO LONGER CONTAIN THE GUIDE PIN RESULTING IN A FAILURE OF THE AIR VALVE.

Safety consequence

FAILURE OF THE VALVE IN AN EMPTY OR LIGHTLY LOADED TRAILER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION COULD RESULT IN A HARD APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES, POSSIBLY LOCKING UP THE TRAILER WHEELS AND RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

SEALCO WILL PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOMERS FREE OF CHARGE. 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 SEALCO AT 602-253-1007 OR BEST AT 262-626-8481.

Notes

ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V170000

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.