NHTSA campaign 04V384000
Beall Recall 04V-384: BEALL TRAILERS/ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V384000 was reported by BEALL CORPORATION on August 3, 2004, with 2 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Beall Trailer for the 2001 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V384000 (also written 04V-384 or 04V384)
- Filed by
- BEALL CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2 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 04V384000. 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.
Beall
Beall Trailer
- 2001 · Vehicles built February 1, 2001 – March 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V384000.
Defect description
ON TWO (2) TANK TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX EC-30T ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU), 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 REPLACE THE EC-30T ECU WITH ANOTHER UNIT. OWNER SHOULD CONTACT BENDIX AT 1-800-478-1793 OR BEALL AT 1-503-737-2146.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V384000
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.