Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V078000

Service brakes, air: slack adjusters

AUTOCAR, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-03-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V078000

Service brakes, air: slack adjusters

Component
Service brakes, air: slack adjusters
Manufacturer
AUTOCAR, LLC
Vehicles affected
308
Reported to NHTSA
2005-03-01

Defect description

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR AUTO SLACK ADJUSTERS, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." THE AUTO SLACK ADJUSTERS MAY NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTS.

Safety risk

THIS MAY RESULT IN A REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION. ANY TIME VEHICLE CONTROL IS COMPROMISED A CRASH MAY OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND THE SLACK ADJUSTERS REPLACED IF NECESSARY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ARVINMERITOR AT 1-866-668-7221 OR AUTOCAR AT 765-489-5499.

Notes

AUTOCAR RECALL NO. A-0503.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.

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
AUTOCAR WX2005
AUTOCAR WXLL2005
AUTOCAR WXR2005

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.