Defect Description For Recall
On Certain Dump Trailers Equipped With Sealco Spring Brake Control Valve Assemblies Incorporated In ARVInmeritor Axles, Part Nos. 110700 And 110800, There Is A Recessed Area On Top Of The Valve In Which A Brass Guide Pin Fits Down Inside The Body Of The Valve And Is Held In Place By A Steel Snap Ring. The Recessed Area Allows Accumulation Of Water, Dirt, And/Or Chemicals To Build Up Behind The Snap Ring To The Point Where It Will No Longer Contain The Guide Pin Resulting In A Failure Of The Air Valve.
Make Of Vehicle
RHODES
Model Of Vehicle
DUMP TRAILER
Year
1999
Recall Campaign Number
03V221000
Component Description
Service Brakes, Air:Supply:Check Valve
Effect Of Defect
Failure Of The Valve In An Empty Or Lightly Loaded Trailer While The Vehicle Is In Motion Could Result In A Hard Application Of The Spring Brakes, Possibly Locking Up The Trailer Wheels And Resulting In A Vehicle Crash.
Fix Defect
Sealco Will Provide A Repair Kit And Installation InstruCTIons To Customers Free Of Charge. 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 Sealco At 602-253-1007 Or Rhodes At 304-863-8078.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Rhodes Trailers
Start Of Manufacture
19980101
End Of Manufacture
20001231
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
45
Date Owners Notified
Initiated By
Odi
Responsible Manufacturer
Rhodes Trailers
Date Report Received
20030901