- Vehicles
- 14,730
- Built between
- Oct 1997 – Nov 1999
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 3 October 2000
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 1997 and November 1999. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Meritor Wabco ABS Indicator LampBuilt October 1997 to November 1999
What the defect is
Equipment description: phase 1, d-version antilock brake systems (ABS) manufactured from october 1, 1997, through november 30, 1999 with part nos. 446 044 071 0, 446 044 072 0, 446 109 000 0, and 446 109 001 0, installed on medium trucks, school and transit buses, and motor homes greater than 10,000 lds. Gvwr. The phase 1, d-version hydraulic ABS may not detect an extreme wheel speed sensor air gap that can be created by placing the sensor a significant distance from its intended position when the vehicle is stationary. Therefore, the ABS does not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems."
What could happen
An extreme wheel speed sensor air gap that affects the generation of a response signal may not be detected and thus the indicator lamp may not activate.
What gets fixed
MERITOR WABCO WILL CONTACT THE AFFECTED VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS AND REQUEST THAT THEY NOTIFY VEHICLE OWNERS TO HAVE THE PHASE 1 D-VERSION ABS ECU EITHER REPROGRAMMED OR REPLACED.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 1997 to November 1999
- Recall reported to NHTSA15 September 2000
- Owners notified3 October 2000
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 15 September 2000.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- ARVINMERITOR WABCO
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 105
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Oem's were notified october 3, 2000.OWNER notification is expected to begin during early 2001.IF you take your vehicle to an authorized dealer at tje agreed upon service and do not receive the remedy within a reasonable time, you should contact meritor wabco at 800-535-5560.ALSO, you maycontact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.