- Vehicles
- 60,875
- Built between
- Mar 2000 – Apr 2001
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 28 May 2002
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2000 and April 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Bendix SR-2Built March 2000 to April 2001
- Bendix SR-4Built March 2000 to April 2001
- Bendix SR-5Built March 2000 to April 2001
- Bendix Trailer Spring BrakeBuilt March 2000 to April 2001
What the defect is
Bendix brand name trailer spring brake control valve assembly known as SR-2, SR-4, and SR-5 trailer spring brake (SR-2/4/50 valve assemblies manufactured from march 1, 2000, through april 30, 2001. The molded rubber face of the inlet/exhaust valve (i/e valve) component of the affected SR02/4/5/ can separate from the valve's metal insert. Air can be trapped by a separated i/e valve causing it to balloon and block the exhaust passage of the trailer spring brake circuit.
What could happen
This condition can result in the affected vehicles being unable to apply the trailer parking/emergency spring brakes during parking in the event of a trailer supply line failure. Unintended rollaway could occur, possibly resulting in personal injury or death to the vehicle occupant or any bystanders.
What gets fixed
BENDIX WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2002.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2000 to April 2001
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 April 2002
- Owners notified28 May 2002
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 10 April 2002.
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.
Manufacturer contact
Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact bendix at 440-329-9000.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYS.
- 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
Also, customers can contact 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.