Crane Service Brakes, Air

Crane is recalling about 131 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, air. The vehicle could experience reduced braking performance as a result.

Campaign
05V218000
Manufacturer
CRANE CARRIER COMPANY
Reported
13 May 2005
Vehicles
131
Built between
Jun 1999 – Apr 2005
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
26 May 2005
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 1999 and April 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1999-2005 Crane DRBuilt June 1999 to April 2005

What the defect is

Certain mobile drill rig cab and chassis fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, 'air brake systems.' on certain vehicles built with 4 and 5 axle configuration with gross vehicle weight ratings of 80,000 to 120,000 pounds, during testing the air brake system that relates to application timing, release timing and reservoir volume did not pass the test results.

What could happen

The vehicle could experience reduced braking performance as a result. If this warning is not heeded, a vehicle crash could occur.

What gets fixed

SELECT FITTINGS, HOSES AND ONE RESERVOIR IN THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM WILL BE REPLACED. CRANE CARRIER WILL SUPPLY ALL NECESSARY PARTS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND WILL REIMBURSE THE REPAIRING FACILITY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 26, 2005.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 1999 to April 2005
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA13 May 2005
  3. Owners notified26 May 2005

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 13 May 2005.

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 may contact crane at 918-832-7305.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
CRANE CARRIER COMPANY
Safety standard
FMVSS 121
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

Customers 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 http://www.safercar.gov.

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.

Same component

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