- Vehicles
- 672
- Built between
- Mar 1998 – Dec 2007
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 March 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1998 and December 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1999-2001 Crane COEBuilt March 1998 to December 2007
- 1999-2002 Crane LDTBuilt March 1998 to December 2007
- 2001-2007 Crane LDT2Built March 1998 to December 2007
- 1998-2003 Crane LETBuilt March 1998 to December 2007
- 2001-2007 Crane LET2Built March 1998 to December 2007
What the defect is
Crane carrier is recalling 672 my 1999-2001 coe,my 1999-2002 ldt, my 2001-2007 LDT2, my 1998-2003 let, and my 2001-2007 LET2 refuse cab and chassis for failing to comply with the brake release timing requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, "air brake systems." the brake release timing was slower than required.
What could happen
This standard specifies performance and equipment requirements for vehicles equipped with air brake systems, including air-over-hydraulic brake systems, to ensure safe braking performance under normal and emergency conditions.
What gets fixed
CRANE WILL REPLACE SEVERAL FITTINGS AND HOSES WHICH WILL INCREASE THE AIR FLOW AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPROVE THE BRAKE RELEASE TIMING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 14, 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1998 to December 2007
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 February 2008
- Owners notified14 March 2008
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 1 February 2008.
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 carrier 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.