- Vehicles
- 12,700
- Built between
- Sep 2000 – Feb 2001
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 2 July 2001
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2000 and February 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Wabco Park Brake Relay ValveBuilt September 2000 to February 2001
What the defect is
Equipment description: two and four port relay valves manufactured between september 19, 2000, and february 10, 2001. These valves are used to control either the service brake system or park brake systems on tractors, trucks, and trailers. The valve may stick open when a high- pressure application is released. These valves can be identified with a date code on the valve of 380K, 390K, 400K, 410K, 420K, 430K, 440K, 450K, 460K, 470K, 480K, 490K, 500K, 510K, 520K, 011K, 021K, 031K, 041K, 051K, or 061K, and are dark green in color. When the valve sticks open, it can result in a total loss of air from either the service or the park brake system.
What could happen
The driver may lose braking ability under a service application, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
MERITOR WABCO WILL CONTACT THE AFFECTED VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS AND REQUEST THAT THEY NOTIFY VEHICLE OWNERS TO HAVE THE AFFECTED RELAY VALVES REPLACED OR REBUILT FREE OF CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2000 to February 2001
- Recall reported to NHTSA22 May 2001
- Owners notified2 July 2001
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 22 May 2001.
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
- MERITOR WABCO
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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 .owner notification began july 2, 2001.IF you take your vehicle to an authorized dealer at the 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.