NHTSA campaign 06V231000 · International campaign 06506
International Recall 06V-231: SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVES/BENDIX
NHTSA recall 06V231000 (International campaign 06506) was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION on June 28, 2006, with 1,401 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the International 4400, International 7400, International 7500 and more for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on July 21, 2006, per NHTSA.
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 06V231000 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
- 06V231000 (also written 06V-231 or 06V231)
- Filed by
- INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
- International campaign number
- 06506
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,401 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake — Conventional — Air
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V231000. 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.
International
International 4400
- 2007 · Vehicles built April 6, 2006 – June 9, 2006 (per NHTSA)
International 7400
- 2007 · Vehicles built April 6, 2006 – June 9, 2006 (per NHTSA)
International 7500
- 2007 · Vehicles built April 6, 2006 – June 9, 2006 (per NHTSA)
International 7600
- 2007 · Vehicles built April 6, 2006 – June 9, 2006 (per NHTSA)
International 7700
- 2007 · Vehicles built April 6, 2006 – June 9, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V231000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SR-7 BENDIX BRAKE VALVES, THE CHECK VALVE INSIDE THE VALVE CAVITY MAY NOT PROPERLY SET, CAUSING INTERNAL AIR LEAKAGE. IF THE CHECK VALVE DOES NOT PROPERLY SEAT, THE RESULTING LEAKAGE CAN CAUSE A DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES TO PARK THE VEHICLE AFTER OPERATOR PULLS THE DASH VALVE BUTTON.
Safety consequence
THE DELAYED PARKING BRAKE APPLICATION CAN OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING, LEADING TO UNINTENDED VEHICLE ROLLAWAY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VALVES AND REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 21, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.
Notes
INTERNATIONAL RECALL NO. 06506.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 06V231000
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.