NHTSA campaign 03V396000
Transcraft Recall 03V-396: TRANSCRAFT/BENDIX/ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 03V396000 was reported by TRANSCRAFT CORPORATION on October 15, 2003, with 171 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Transcraft Trailer for model years 2001–2002.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V396000 (also written 03V-396 or 03V396)
- Filed by
- TRANSCRAFT CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 171 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Antilock — ABS Warning Light
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V396000. 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.
Transcraft
All Transcraft recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V396000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX EC-30T ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS (ECU). IF THE TRAILER-MOUNTED ABS WARNING LAMP CIRCUIT EXPERIENCES AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THE SHORT IS NOT REPAIRED, THE HIGH SIDE POWER SWITCH INSIDE THE ECU THAT CONTROLS THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRAILER-MOUNTED ABS WARNING LAMP MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME THERMALLY STRESSED AND EXPERIENCE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
Safety consequence
IF THE POWER SWITCH SHORTS, IT CAN RESULT IN AN OVER-CURRENT CONDITION IN THE ECU AND LEAD TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLE FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
BENDIX WILL PROVIDE A REMEDY KIT AND DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AND ALSO PROVIDE A LABOR ALLOWANCE FOR THE REPAIR. 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 BENDIX AT 1-800-478-1793 OR TRANSCRAFT AT 1-618-833-3591.
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 03V396000
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.