NHTSA campaign 09V247000
Hyundai Translead Recall 09V-247: QUICK RELEASE VALVES/HALDEX/MERITOR WABCO
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 09V247000 was reported by HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD on July 2, 2009, with 572 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Hyundai Translead Chassis and Hyundai Translead Converter Dolly Trailer for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on July 23, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V247000 (also written 09V-247 or 09V247)
- Filed by
- HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 572 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Supply — Quick Release Valve
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Equipment Query EQ09-003 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V247000. 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.
Hyundai Translead
Hyundai Translead Chassis
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 1, 2007 – November 30, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Hyundai Translead Converter Dolly Trailer
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 1, 2007 – November 30, 2008 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V247000.
Defect description
HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD IS RECALLING 572 CONVERTER DOLLY TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FOR FEDEX GROUND AND EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN HALDEX QUICK RELEASE VALVES (QRV). THE RUBBER DIAPHRAGM INSIDE THE QRV MAY EXPERIENCE DELAMINATION RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF AIR PRESSURE LEAKAGE PAST AND/OR THROUGH THE DIAPHRAGM, OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BUBBLE IN THE DIAPHRAGM WHICH MAY TRAP AIR PRESSURE IN THE VALVE AND NOT ALLOW THE SERVICE BRAKES TO RELEASE.
Safety consequence
MALFUNCTION OF THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD IS WORKING WITH HALDEX TO NOTIFY OWNERS. HALDEX IS HANDLING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN PLEASE SEE 09E-004. HALDEX WILL REPAIR THE AFFECTED VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2009. OWNERS CAN CONTACT HALDEX AT 1-816-891-2470.
Notes
OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V247000
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.