NHTSA campaign 08V034000
Four Winds Recall 08V-034: SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVE/BENDIX
NHTSA recall 08V034000 was reported by FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL on January 28, 2008, with 21 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Four Winds Mandalay and Four Winds Presidio 360 for the 2008 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V034000 (also written 08V-034 or 08V034)
- Filed by
- FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 21 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Supply — Check Valve
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V034000. 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.
Four Winds
Four Winds Mandalay
- 2008 · Vehicles built August 1, 2007 – November 21, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Four Winds Presidio 360
- 2008 · Vehicles built August 1, 2007 – November 21, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V034000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVES, THE INTERNAL RUBBER CHECK VALVE MAY LEAK CAUSING A DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES TO PARK THE VEHICLE AFTER THE OPERATOR PULLS THE DASH VALVE BUTTON.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE A DELAY OR FAILURE IN APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ROLL AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
FOUR WINDS IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER AND BENDIX TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES (PLEASE SEE 07V302 AND 07E037). BENDIX WILL INSTALL A CHECK VALVE REPAIR KIT FOR THE AFFECTED SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVE FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712, BENDIX AT 1-440-329-9000 OR FOUR WINDS AT 1-574-266-1111.
Notes
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 08V034000
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.