Bendix Parking Brake: Software

Bendix is recalling about 489 vehicles over a problem with the parking brake. Unintentional vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.

Campaign
21E070000
Manufacturer
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC
Reported
3 August 2021
Vehicles
489
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
30 September 2021
Repaired
8%
Unrepaired
451

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • Bendix Intellipark

Repair progress

451 of 489 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2023.

8% repaired — 38 of 489 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC (Bendix) is recalling certain Intellipark Dash Electronic Control Units (DECU) with part number K183042R000. The DECU may fail to activate the parking brake, causing the vehicle to unintentionally move.

What could happen

Unintentional vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will update the software, or replace the DECU, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 30, 2021.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA3 August 2021
  2. Owners notified30 September 2021
  3. Latest repair reportQ4 2023 — 8% repaired

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 3 August 2021.

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 Bendix customer service at 1-877-345-9526.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC
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

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.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.

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