REX Service Brakes, Air: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Rex is recalling about 421 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, air. Failure of the air brake tubing can cause a reduced capability of the braking system increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Campaign
97V086000
Manufacturer
REXWORKS INC.
Reported
29 May 1997
Vehicles
421
Built between
Jul 1994 – Jan 1997
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
2 June 1997
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 1994 and January 1997. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1994-1997 REX RHKBuilt July 1994 to January 1997
  • 1994-1997 REX RHMBuilt July 1994 to January 1997
  • 1994-1997 REX RHZBuilt July 1994 to January 1997

What the defect is

Vehicle description: truck mixers. The booster tag axle has an air brake system which works along with the truck's vehicle brake system. Nylon air tubing used to operate the mixer tag axle air brakes can fail.

What could happen

Failure of the air brake tubing can cause a reduced capability of the braking system increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BLACK, SEMI-STIFF, 1/2" TUBING WITH 5/8" BLACK TUBING WHICH BENDS EASILY AND HAS A SOFT OUTER JACKET.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 1994 to January 1997
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA29 May 1997
  3. Owners notified2 June 1997

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 29 May 1997.

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
REXWORKS INC.
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

Owner notification: owner notification began june 2, 1997.NOTE: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 rexworks at 1-414-747-7361.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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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