Recall campaign · NHTSA 77V206000

Service brakes, air: controls, pedals and linkages

WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1977-11-21.

Recall campaignNHTSA 77V206000

Service brakes, air: controls, pedals and linkages

Component: Service brakes, air: controls, pedals and linkages
Manufacturer: WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION
Vehicles affected: 223
Reported to NHTSA: 1977-11-21
Owners notified: 1977-11-30

Defect description

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS". THESE VEHICLES DO NOT MEET THE 0.550 SECOND BRAKE RELEASE TIMING REQUIREMENT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL INSTALL A NEW TRACTOR PROTECTION VALVE WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY TRUCK-TRACTORS.SYSTEM: SERVICE BRAKES; AIR BRAKE, PROTECTION VALVE.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: DELAY IN BRAKE RELEASE TIME COULD CONTRIBUTE TO ANACCIDENT IN CERTAIN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

Model	Years on record
WHITE TRUCK RX2	1977 1976

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.