Vehicle recall defect – Vehicle Description: Heavy Duty Trucks. The Vehicles Involved In This Recall Were Built For Export With Manual Slack Adjusters And Were Sold In The Us. These Vehicles Need To Have Automatic Slack Adjusters In Order To Comply With The Requirements Of Fmvss 121, “Air Brake Systems.”
Vehicle recall defect – The Base Of The Electronic Accelerator Pedal Is Made Of Die Cast Aluminum. The Base Mounts Directly To The Cab Firewall. The Cab Firewall Is Not Rigid Enough Or Flat Enough At The Mounting Surface, Causing Stress On The Accelerator Base That Will Cause The Mounting Pads On The Base Of The Pedal Assembly To Fail And Totally Separate From The Firewall.
Vehicle recall defect – Four Compression Backplate Retaining Fasteners On The Turbo-Charger Were Torqued Only Hand Tight. This Allows The Fasteners To Loosen, And Causes Oil To Leak Into The Compressor Air Side Of The Turbo-Charger Which, When Coupled With The Heat Precipitated By The Compressor And The Mixing Action Of The Compressor Wheel, Can Result In An Air/Oil Mixture That Fuels The Engine.
Vehicle recall defect – Vehicle Description: Heavy Duty Trucks Equipped With Bostrom Driver Seat Models (910, 910Sc, Or 914) And International’S Parking Brake Code 04036. If Someone Outside The Cab Adjusts/Slides The Driver’S Seat To Its Most Forward Position, With The Parking Brake Set, The Seat Will Contact And Release The Parking Brake Lever.
Vehicle recall defect – The Pressure Relief Valve Was Omitted In The Air Tank. The Air Tank Is The Reservoir For The Air Suspension And Is Not Brake Related. Without The Pressure Relief Valve, There Is No Back-Up System To Limit Air Pressure In The Air Suspension System.
Vehicle recall defect – On Certain Heavy Duty Trucks, A Brass Fitting Connects The Double Check Valve To The Brake Relay Valve. With Certain Inputs To The Vehicle, The Weight Of The Check Valve On The Fitting Can Cause The Assembly To Resonate. The Subject Vibration Can Cause Excessive Strain Levels In The Fitting, Which Could Eventually Fatigue And Fail.
Vehicle recall defect – The Pressure Relief Valve Was Omitted In The Air Tank. The Air Tank Is The Reservoir For The Air Suspension And Is Not Brake Related. Without The Pressure Relief Valve, There Is No Back-Up System To Limit Air Pressure In The Air Suspension System.
Vehicle recall defect – On Certain Heavy Duty Trucks Equipped With Bostrom Driver Seat Models 910, 910Sc, Or 914 And International’S Parking Brake Code 04036, If Someone Outside The Cab Adjusts/Slides The Driver’S Seat To Its Most Forward Position, With The Parking Brake Set, The Seat Will Contact And Release The Parking Brake Lever.
Vehicle recall defect – The Pressure Relief Valve Was Omitted In The Air Tank. The Air Tank Is The Reservoir For The Air Suspension And Is Not Brake Related. Without The Pressure Relief Valve, There Is No Back-Up System To Limit Air Pressure In The Air Suspension System.
Vehicle recall defect – On Certain Medium And Heavy Duty Trucks, A Brass Fitting Connects The Double Check Valve To The Brake Relay Valve. With Certain Inputs To The Vehicle, The Weight Of The Check Valve On The Fitting Can Cause The Assembly To Resonate. The Subject Vibration Can Cause Excessive Strain Levels In The Fitting, Which Could Eventually Fatigue And Fail.