NHTSA campaign 05V078000 · Autocar campaign A-0503
Autocar Recall 05V-078: ARVIN-MERITOR/AUTO SLACK ADJUSTERS
NHTSA recall 05V078000 (Autocar campaign A-0503) was reported by AUTOCAR, LLC on March 1, 2005, with 308 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Autocar WX, Autocar Wxll and Autocar WXR for the 2005 model year.
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 05V078000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V078000 (also written 05V-078 or 05V078)
- Filed by
- AUTOCAR, LLC
- Autocar campaign number
- A-0503
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 308 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Slack Adjusters
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 121
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V078000. 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.
Autocar
Autocar WX
- 2005 · Vehicles built October 14, 2004 – December 21, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Autocar Wxll
- 2005 · Vehicles built October 14, 2004 – December 21, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Autocar WXR
- 2005 · Vehicles built October 14, 2004 – December 21, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V078000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR AUTO SLACK ADJUSTERS, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." THE AUTO SLACK ADJUSTERS MAY NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTS.
Safety consequence
THIS MAY RESULT IN A REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION. ANY TIME VEHICLE CONTROL IS COMPROMISED A CRASH MAY OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND THE SLACK ADJUSTERS REPLACED IF NECESSARY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ARVINMERITOR AT 1-866-668-7221 OR AUTOCAR AT 765-489-5499.
Notes
AUTOCAR RECALL NO. A-0503.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V078000
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.