NHTSA campaign 96V163000
Monon Recall 96V-163: MONON/BRAKES
NHTSA recall 96V163000 was reported by MONON TRAILER, INC. on September 3, 1996, with 12 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Monon Trailer for the 1997 model year. Owners were notified on August 27, 1996, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 96V163000 (also written 96V-163 or 96V163)
- Filed by
- MONON TRAILER, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 12 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V163000. 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.
Monon
Monon Trailer
- 1997 · Vehicles built August 1, 1996 – August 31, 1996 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V163000.
Defect description
AIR BRAKE FITTINGS AND AIR BRAKE HOSES ON THE BRAKE ACTUATORS CAN BREAK BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT VERTICAL CLEARANCE UNDER THE AIR RESERVOIR.
Safety consequence
SUCH A BREAK WOULD CAUSE THE TRAILER TO STOP ABRUPTLY BECAUSE THE SPRING BRAKE WOULD BE ACTUATED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
ALL 12 VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REMEDIED BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AIR RESERVOIR AND FITTINGS AND HOSES ON THE BRAKE ACTUATORS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION:ALL OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.NOTE:THIS CAMPAIGN IS COMPLETED.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V163000
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.